Table 1:

Blood pressure cut offs for Elevated BP, stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension based on American Academy of Pediatrics guideline (2017)^*

Definition	Age 1 to 13 yr	Age≥13 yr
	Cut offs	Cut offs
Normal	SBP and DBP lower than 90th percentile of BP	SBP lower than 120 mmHg and DBP lower than 80 mmHg
Elevated BP	SBP or DBP ≥90th to <95th percentile OR SBP of 120 mmHg or DBP 80 mmHg to <95th percentile (whichever is lower)	SBP between 120 to 129 mmHg and DBP lower than 80 mmHg
Stage 1 hypertension	SBP or DBP ≥95th percentile to <95th percentile + 12 mmHg OR SBP 130 to 139 mmHg or DBP 80 to 89 mmHg (whichever is lower)	SBP between 130 to 139 mmHg or DBP between 80 to 89 mmHg
Stage 2 hypertension	SBP or DBP ≥95th percentile + 12 mmHg OR SBP of 140 mmHg or higher or DBP 90 mmHg or higher (whichever is lower)	SBP of 140 mmHg or higher of DBP of 90 mmHg or higher

^*, Adopted from table 3 of Flyn et al. study (6).

BP: Blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; SBP: Systolic blood pressure