Table 1.

New BP classification compared with JNC 7

Systolic BP	Diastolic BP	AHA/ACC 2017	JNC 7
< 120 mm Hg	< 80 mm Hg	Normal BP	Normal BP
120–129 mm Hg	< 80 mm Hg	Elevated BP	Prehypertension
130–139 mm Hg	80–90 mm Hg	Stage 1 hypertension	Prehypertension
> 140 mm Hg	> 90 mm Hg	Stage 2 hypertension	Stage 1 hypertension
> 160 mm Hg	> 100 mm Hg	Stage 2 hypertension	Stage 2 hypertension

ACC, American College of Cardiology; AHA, American Heart Association; BP, blood pressure; JNC 7, Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.