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stimulants, stress or lack of sleep. Arrhythmia can only
be determined through an examination by your doctor.
If the symbol is shown on the display after the
measurement has been taken, repeat the measurement.
Please ensure that you rest for 5 minutes beforehand
and do not speak or move during the measurement.
If the symbol appears frequently, please consult
your doctor. Self-diagnosis and treatment based on the
measurements can be dangerous. Always follow your
doctor's instructions.
Risk indicator
The measurements can be classified and evaluated in
accordance with the following table.
However, these standard values serve only as a general
guideline, as the individual blood pressure varies in dif-
ferent 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 classification on the display and the scale on the
device show which category the recorded blood pres-
sure values fall into. If the values of systole and diastole
fall into two different categories (e.g. systole in the "High
normal" category and diastole in the "Normal" category),
the graphical classification on the device always shows
the higher category; for the example given this would be
"High normal".
Blood pressure Systole
value category (in mmHg)
Level 3:
severe ≥ 180
hypertension
Level 2:
moderate 160 – 179
hypertension
Level 1:
mild 140 – 159
hypertension
High normal 130 – 139
Normal 120 – 129
Optimal < 120
Source: WHO, 1999 (World Health Organization)
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Diastole
Action
(in mmHg)
Seek medical
≥ 110
attention
Seek medical
100 – 109
attention
Regular
90 – 99 monitoring by
doctor
Regular
85 – 89 monitoring by
doctor
80 – 84 Self-monitoring
< 80 Self-monitoring