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Table 4 Four grades according to 2017 ACC/AHA

From: Analyzing brain structural differences associated with categories of blood pressure in adults using empirical kernel mapping-based kernel ELM+

Grade

BP category

SBP (mmHg)

 

DBP (mmHg)

Grade 1

Normal

< 120

and

< 80

Grade 2

Elevated

120–129

and

< 80

Grade 3

Hypertension stage 1

130–139

and/or

80–89

Grade 4

Hypertension stage 2

> 140

and/or

≥ 90

Hypertension crisis

> 180

and/or

> 120

  1. BP blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure
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