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Table 3 Distribution of blood pressure as per (JNC VII) classification

From: Risk factors of hypertension among adults aged 35–64 years living in an urban slum Nairobi, Kenya

Blood Pressuree

Male n (%)

Female n (%)

All n (%)

Normala

150 (23.4)

280 (28.1)

430 (31.6)

Prehypertensionb

313 (48.8)

367 (44.5)

680 (41.4)

Hypertension stage 1c

134 (20.9)

152 (18.7)

286 (17.1)

Hypertension stage 2d

44 (6.9)

88 (8.6)

132 (9.9)

  1. aSystolic BP <120 and diastolic BP <80
  2. bSystolic BP 120–139 or diastolic BP 80–89
  3. cSystolic BP 140–159 or diastolic BP 90–99
  4. dSystolic BP ≥160 or diastolic BP ≥100
  5. eBlood Pressure (BP) measurements in mmHg
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