Table 2. The 2003 Joint National Committee Seventh Report on Blood Pressure Classification.

Current blood pressure classification according to the 2003 Joint National Committee (JNC VII) on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure [2]

2003 Joint National Committee Seventh Report on Classification of Blood Pressure in Adults
Classification	Systolic Blood Pressure		Diastolic Blood Pressure
Normal	<120 mm Hg	and	<80 mm Hg
Prehypertension	120-139 mm Hg	or	80-89 mm Hg
Stage 1 Hypertension	140-159 mm Hg	or	90-99 mm Hg
Stage 2 Hypertension	≥60 mm Hg	or	≥100 mm Hg