BP, hypertension | Percentiles of systolic and/or dyastolic BP | Follow-up measurements of BP and diagnostic approach |
Normal BP | <90th percentile | During routine systematic and other pediatric examinations |
High-normal BP | ≥90th to <95th percentile ≥120/80, in adolescents, even if the value of BP is bellow 90th percentile | After 6 months |
Stage 1 hypertension | Between 95th and 99th percentile plus 5 mmHg | After 1 to 2 weeks or before, if the patient is symptomatic; if the BP is persistently elevated, diagnostics has to be performed in 1 month |
Stage 2 hypertension | >99th percentile plus 5 mmHg | Diagnostics and treatment in 1 week or immediately, if the patient is symptomatic |