Emergency Management of Hypertension in Children

Table 1

Definitions of normal and elevated blood pressure in children.

Normal blood pressure	Systolic and diastolic blood pressure below 90th centile
Prehypertension	Systolic or diastolic blood pressure above the 90th centile (or 120/80 mmHg), but below the 95th centile
Stage I hypertension	Systolic or diastolic blood pressure higher than or equal to the 95th centile, but lower than the 99th centile plus 5 mm Hg
Stage II hypertension	Systolic or diastolic BP higher than or equal to the 99th centile plus 5 mm Hg