Table 1.

Blood pressure levels used for hypertension definition, recommended anti-hypertensive medication and treatment goal according to the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline, the JNC7 guideline and the JNC8 panel member report.

	Definition of hypertension
	2017 ACC/AHA	JNC7	JNC8a
General population
SBP	≥130	≥140	≥140
DBP	≥80	≥90	≥90
Recommended anti-hypertensive medication
General population
SBP	≥140	≥140	≥140
DBP	≥90	≥90	≥90
Diabetes or CKD
SBP	≥130	≥130	≥140
DBP	≥80	≥80	≥90
High cardiovascular disease risk
SBP	≥130	—	—
DBP	≥80	—	—
Age ≥65 years
SBP	≥130	—	—
DBP	≥80	—	—
Age ≥60 years without diabetes or CKD
SBP	—	—	≥150
DBP	—	—	≥90
Treatment goal among those on anti-hypertensive medication b
General population
SBP	<130	<140	<140
DBP	<80	<90	<90
Diabetes or CKD
SBP	<130	<130	<140
DBP	<80	<80	<90
High cardiovascular disease riskc
SBP	<130	—	—
DBP	<80	—	—
Age ≥65 years
SBP	<130	—	—
DBP	<80	—	—
Age ≥60 years without diabetes or CKD
SBP	—	—	<150
DBP	—	—	<90

- The same approach as other thresholds should be applied.

^aDefinitions of hypertension and prehypertension not addressed in JNC8; the same approach as JNC7 should be applied.

^bTo achieve treatment goal, both SBP and DBP goals have to be met.

^cHigh cardiovascular disease risk is defined as 10-year predicted cardiovascular risk ≥10% using pooled cohort risk equation or prevalent of CVD.

2017ACC/AHA guideline: 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.

JNC7 guideline: The Seventh Report. Of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.

JNC8 guideline: Panel member report- 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CKD: chronic kidney disease;