JNC 8 DEFENITION : Systolic blood pressure of ≥ 140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥
90 mm Hg
JNC 8
| BP category | Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | |
| Normal blood pressure | < 120 | and | < 80 |
| Prehypertension | 120–139 | or | 80–89 |
| Stage 1 hypertension | 140–159 | or | 90–99 |
| Stage 2 hypertension | ≥ 160 | or | ≥ 100 |
