Table 3.

Distribution of blood pressure as per (JNC VII) classification

Blood Pressuree	Male n (%)	Female n (%)	All n (%)
Normala	150 (23.4)	280 (28.1)	430 (31.6)
Prehypertensionb	313 (48.8)	367 (44.5)	680 (41.4)
Hypertension stage 1c	134 (20.9)	152 (18.7)	286 (17.1)
Hypertension stage 2d	44 (6.9)	88 (8.6)	132 (9.9)

^aSystolic BP <120 and diastolic BP <80

^bSystolic BP 120–139 or diastolic BP 80–89

^cSystolic BP 140–159 or diastolic BP 90–99

^dSystolic BP ≥160 or diastolic BP ≥100

^eBlood Pressure (BP) measurements in mmHg