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2017 American Academy of Pediatrics updated definitions for pediatric blood pressure categories

2017 American Academy of Pediatrics updated definitions for pediatric blood pressure categories
  For children aged 1 to <13 years For children aged ≥13 years
Normal BP Systolic and diastolic BP <90th percentile Systolic BP <120 and diastolic BP <80 mmHg
Elevated BP Systolic and diastolic BP ≥90th percentile to <95th percentile, or 120/80 mmHg to <95th percentile (whichever is lower) Systolic BP 120 to 129 and diastolic BP <80 mmHg
Stage 1 HTN Systolic and diastolic BP ≥95th percentile to <95th percentile+12 mmHg, or 130/80 to 139/89 mmHg (whichever is lower) 130/80 to 139/89 mmHg
Stage 2 HTN Systolic and diastolic BP ≥95th percentile+12 mmHg, or ≥140/90 mmHg (whichever is lower) ≥140/90 mmHg
BP: blood pressure; HTN: hypertension.
Reproduced with permission from: Pediatrics, Vol. 140, doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1904. Copyright © 2017 by the AAP.
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