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. 2016 Oct 26;19(3):256–264. doi: 10.1111/jch.12912

Table 2.

Physician‐Reported Target BP for Patient Groups

Patient Group Most Commonly Reported BP Target, SBP/DBP mm Hg (% of Physicians) Target BP According to the JNC 8 Committee Guidelines,9 mm Hg Target BP According to Chinese National Guidelines,10 mm Hg
1 2 3
Primary hypertension <140/90 (66) <130/80 (17) <120/80 (8) <140/90 <140/90
Hypertension and diabetes <140/90 (40) <130/80 (31) <130/90 (8) <140/90 <130/80
Hypertension and CAD <140/90 (57) <130/80 (25) <130/90 (5) <140/90 <130/80
Hypertension and CKD with microproteinuria <130/90 (38) <140/80 (38) <120/80 (5) <140/90 <130/80
Hypertension and CKD without microproteinuria <140/90 (45) <130/80 (29) <130/85 (5) <140/90 <130/80
Hypertension and stroke <140/90 (60) <130/80 (12) <150/85 (5) <140/90 <140/90

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; JNC 8, Eighth Joint National Committee; SBP, systolic blood pressure.