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Table 3 Elevated SBP and/or elevated DBP according to the Seventh Joint National Council

From: Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and their risk factors in an informal settlement in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

 

SBP and/or DBP

N(%)

SBP

N (%)

DBP

N (%)

Normal

< 120/<80

103 (24.7)

<120

141 (33.7%)

<80

150 (35.9%)

Pre-hypertension

120–139/80–89

124 (29.7)

120–139

135 (32.3%)

80–89

103 (24.6%)

Stage 1

140–159/90–99

91 (21.8)

140–159

79 (18.9%)

90–99

83 (19.9%)

Stage 2

≥ 160/≥100

100 (23.9)

≥160

63 (15.3%)

≥ 100

82 (19.6%)

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