Table 1. Blood pressure targets for hypertension treatment in diabetes patients from recent various guidelines.

Guidelines	Target in younger adults (mmHg)	Target in diabetes population (mmHg)
Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) (5)	<140/90	<130/80
World Health Organization (WHO) A global brief on hypertension (2)	<140/90	<130/80
2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines (6)	<140/90	<140/85
American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2013 (14)	<140/90	<140/80
2014 Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Management of High Blood Pressure (7)	<140/90	<140/90
American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2016 (13)	<140/90	<140/90