TABLE 1.

BP Definitions in the Fourth Report and the 2017 CPG

	Fourth Report2	CPG1
		Children Aged 1–13 ya	Children Aged ≥13 y
Normal BP	<90th percentileb	<90th percentile	<120/<80 mm Hg
Elevated BP	≥90–<95th percentile	≥90th–<95th percentile	120/<80–129/<80 mm Hg
	≥120/80 in adolescents
Stage 1 hypertension	≥95th–<99th percentile + 5 mm Hg	≥95th–<95th percentile + 12 mm Hg	130/80–139/89 mm Hg
Stage 2 hypertension	≥99th percentile + 5 mm Hg	≥95th percentile + 12 mm Hg	≥140/90 mm Hg

^aIf BP values exceed criteria used for children aged ≥13 y, then those corresponding cutoffs are used.

^bAll percentiles are age, sex, and height matched. Of note, new reference tables derived from only lean subjects were included in the CPG.