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diagnosis and treatment based on the measurements can
be dangerous. Always follow your GP's instructions.
Risk indicator:
The measurements can be classified and evaluated in ac-
cordance with the following table.
However, these standard values serve only as a general
guideline, as the individual blood pressure varies in differ-
ent people and different age groups etc.
It is important to consult your doctor regularly for advice.
Your doctor will tell you your individual values for normal
blood pressure as well as the value above which your
blood pressure is classified as dangerous.
The bar chart on the display and the scale on the unit
show which category the recorded blood pressure values
fall into. If the values of systole and diastole fall into two
different categories (e.g. systole in the 'High normal' cat-
egory and diastole in the 'Normal' category), the graphical
classification on the device always shows the higher cat-
egory; for the example given this would be 'High normal'.
Blood pressure
value category
Setting 3:
severe red
hypertension
Setting 2:
moderate orange 160 – 179 100 – 109
hypertension
Setting 1:
mild yellow
hypertension
High normal green
Normal green
Optimal green
Source: WHO, 1999 (World Health Organization)
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Systole Diastole
(in (in Action
mmHg) mmHg)
seek
≥ 180 ≥ 110 medical
attention
seek
medical
attention
regular
140 – 159 90 – 99 monitoring
by doctor
regular
130 – 139 85 – 89 monitoring
by doctor
self-moni-
120 – 129 80 – 84
toring
self-moni-
< 120 < 80
toring