mmHg
110
105
100
95
90
85
80
Diastolic blood pressure
120 130 140 150 160 170 180
Systolic blood pressure
mmHg
Grade 3 hypertension (severe)
Grade 2 hypertension (moderate)
Grade 1 hypertension (mild)
High-normal
Normal
Optimal
WHO CLASSIFICATION INDICATOR
The World Health Organization (WHO) has established the following
chart as a standard to assess high blood pressure, regardless of the
age.
Reference Material: Journal of Hypertension 1999, Vol 17 No.2
The WHO Classification Indicator is a feature which provides a
snapshot of your blood pressure classification based on your
measurements. This will help you to understand what your blood
pressure values mean. The number of segments from the bar
indicator corresponds to the WHO blood pressure classification.
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Severe Hypertension
Moderate Hypertension
Mild Hypertension
High Normal
Normal
Optimal
