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The document outlines updated definitions for pediatric blood pressure categories published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2017, including normal blood pressure, elevated blood pressure, stage 1 hypertension, and stage 2 hypertension for children aged 1 to 13 years and those aged 13 years and older.

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Presión Pediátrica

The document outlines updated definitions for pediatric blood pressure categories published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2017, including normal blood pressure, elevated blood pressure, stage 1 hypertension, and stage 2 hypertension for children aged 1 to 13 years and those aged 13 years and older.

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2017 American Academy of Pediatrics updated definitions for pediatric

blood pressure categories

For children aged 1 to <13


For children aged ≥13 years
years
Normal BP Systolic and diastolic BP <90 th Systolic BP <120 and diastolic BP <80
percentile mmHg

Elevated BP Systolic and diastolic BP ≥90 th Systolic BP 120 to 129 and diastolic
percentile to <95 th percentile, or BP <80 mmHg
120/80 mmHg to <95 th percentile
(whichever is lower)

Stage 1 HTN Systolic and diastolic BP ≥95 th 130/80 to 139/89 mmHg


percentile to <95 th percentile+12
mmHg, or 130/80 to 139/89 mmHg
(whichever is lower)

Stage 2 HTN Systolic and diastolic BP ≥95 th ≥140/90 mmHg


percentile+12 mmHg, or ≥140/90
mmHg (whichever is lower)

BP: blood pressure; HTN: hypertension.

Reproduced with permission from: Pediatrics, Vol. 140, doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1904. Copyright © 2017 by the
AAP.

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