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4Data Entry Screens exam status as Partial or Not Done. NEVER click the Close Exam button unless the exam must be discontinued and there is no other appropriate means to exit the application. Click the Finish button at the end of an exam. This sends a signal to the coordinator that the SP is available for the next assignment. 4.2 Arm Circumference Screen The next screen in the ISIS blood pressure application is the Arm Circumference screen (Exhibits 4-3 and 4-4). In accordance with the blood pressure protocol, the screen will reflect fields depending on the age of the SP: 1. SPs aged 8-17 years: Arm Selection and Arm Circumference (Exhibit 4-3); 2. SPs aged 18 years and older: Intake, Arm Selection and Arm Circumference (Exhibit 4-4). Exhibit 4-3. Arm Circumference screen 4-3 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens Exhibit 4-4. Intake and Arm Circumference screen Arm Selection: The default setting for Arm Selection is “Right.” If the measurements cannot be taken in the right arm and the left arm is used, select “Left” under Arm Selection. If there is a problem with both arms, select “Could not obtain.” Arm Circumference: The official arm circumference measurement is obtained in Body Measures and if this component was completed prior to blood pressure, the arm circumference would be displayed on the screen (Exhibit 4-5). Arm circumference is used by the Blood Pressure application to determine the appropriate cuff size.  Enter the arm circumference (if field is blank).  The cuff size will be filled based on the arm circumference. 4-4 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens Exhibit 4-5. Cuff size  If the arm circumference is out of range, a message will be displayed to confirm whether or not the value entered is correct (Exhibit 4-6).  If the value entered was incorrect, select “No” and enter the correct value.  If the value entered was correct, this is a soft edit and will allow you to select “Yes” to confirm the value. Exhibit 4-6. Out of range confirmation message Intake: Intake questions are asked of SP’s 18 years and older. They elicit whether or not an eligible SP has consumed food, alcohol, coffee, or cigarettes in the last 30 minutes. Select all that apply. Answering “Yes” does not exclude SPs from the blood pressure component. Exhibit 4-7. Intake Question 4-5 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens 4.3 Data Capture Screens The next screens in the ISIS blood pressure application are the Data Capture screens. Blood pressures are measured three times with a 30-second pause between each successive measurement. After the three inflations are finished and the calculated average measurements are displayed:  Record all four readings: Average, Reading 1, Reading 2, and Reading 3 on the Data Capture Screen 1 (Exhibit 4-8). See Chapter 3, section 3.2.2.10 for detail instructions on how to retrieve the data from the BP monitor.  If a reading was not captured, select Could Not Obtain.  Move to the next screen to re-enter the readings on Data Capture Screen 2 .  If the values in Data Capture Screen 1 (Exhibit 4-8) and Data Capture Screen 2 (Exhibit 4-9) are not consistent, Data Capture Screen 3 will be presented to correct in inconsistency. The fields that are inconsistent will be blank. The remaining fields (that were consistent) will be disabled (Exhibit 4-10). Exhibit 4-8. Data Capture Screen 1 with values 4-6 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Data Entry Screens 4 Exhibit 4-9. Data Capture Screen 2 with inconsistent readings from Screen 1 Exhibit 4-10. Data Capture Screen 3  Enter the empty fields with the corrected data (Exhibit 4-11). 4-7 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens Exhibit 4-11. Data Capture Screen 3 – with corrected values  Once the values are corrected on Data Capture Screen 3, move to the next screen.  If the four readings are consistent, the BP status will be set to Complete. 4.4 Error Code/Restart Screen The next screen in the ISIS blood pressure application is the Error Code/Restart screen. If an error code is displayed after the first or second measure (see Table 3-2 in Chapter 3 for a list of the error codes):  Select CNO on the BP Data Capture Screen 1,  Make corrections as necessary,  Select “Yes” on the Error Code/Restart Exam Screen question “Did the machine display an error code during the measurements” (Exhibit 4-12), 4-8 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens Exhibit 4-12. Error code  Select the error code number from the drop-down list (Exhibit 4-13), Exhibit 4-13. Error code numbers  If you have to re-start the rest period, select “Yes” from the drop-down list (Exhibit 4-14), – Select “Yes-Error code” if you had to remove the cuff due to an error code. – Select “Yes – SP movement, talking, coughing, etc.” if the SP is not able to stay quiet and continues to talk, if the SP has a coughing spasm, or for any other interruption that takes some time to be settled. 4-9 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens Exhibit 4-14. Rest period re-started  If you have to re-start the measurement, select “Yes” from the drop-down list (Exhibit 4-15), – Select “Yes – Inadvertently erased BP measures” if you accidentally delete the BP measurements. For the Rest Period re-started question, select “No.” – If you selected “Yes – SP movement, talking, coughing, etc.” to the questions Rest Period re-started, select “Yes – SP movement, talking, coughing” to the BP measures re-started question. If you selected “No” to the Rest Period re-started question, and the SP asks a question and then its quiet again or if the coughing spasm only lasts a few seconds, select “Yes – SP movement, talking, coughing.” 4-10 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens Exhibit 4-15. BP measures re-started 4.5 Blood Pressure Statement Screen The next screen in the ISIS blood pressure application is the Blood Pressure Statement screen (Exhibits 4-16 through 4-19). In accordance with the blood pressure protocol, the screen will have different statements depending on the age and levels of referral necessary using the established guidelines. Refer to Chapter 5 for a detailed explanation of the referral levels. 4-11 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens Exhibit 4-16. BP Statement - normal Exhibit 4-17. BP Statement - high 4-12 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens Exhibit 4-18. BP Statement – very high Exhibit 4-19. BP Statement – severely high 4-13 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens 4.6 Blood Pressure Component Status Screen The Blood Pressure Component Status (Exhibits 4-20 and 4-21) marks the final ISIS screen. The purpose of this screen is to document the overall status of the blood pressure examination: Complete, Partial, and Not Done. As with all other MEC exam components, ISIS will automatically default to one of these codes.  Complete. All required measures were captured in ISIS.  Partial. One or more required measures were NOT captured in ISIS.  Not Done. No required measures were captured in ISIS. For Partial and Not Done exams, use the drop-down menu beside the Comments box to select from a list of reasons that include safety exclusion, SP refusal, no time, physical limitation, communication problem, equipment failure, SP ill/emergency, interrupted, medical appliance, inconsistent measurement values, and other, specify. If you choose the “other, specify” comment you must enter a description. Be as brief as possible. Only select “other, specify” if the comment does not fit into one of the defined comments. Exhibit 4-20. Blood Pressure Component Status screen – complete 4-14 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

4Data Entry Screens Exhibit 4-21. Blood Pressure Component Status screen – partial Lastly, click Finish to end the examination. Wait for a message from the coordinator indicating where to direct the SP. Thank the SP for participating and escort him or her to the next exam room or to the coordinator area. 4-15 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

5Referrals and Report of Findings 5.1 Blood Pressure Referrals SPs who have a BP measurement of “very high” and “severely high” will be referred to the MEC Physician for evaluation. The physician may choose to measure the BP again using the Omron BP monitor in the MEC Physician room. The physician will determine the level of referral necessary using the established guidelines. 5.1.1 Blood Pressure Referrals—Adults Tables 5-1 through 5-4 provide the matrix of combinations of systolic and diastolic blood pressure results and the referrals that are generated when these BPs are present for adults. The left column specifies the minimum and maximum systolic pressure (SBP) groupings. The first row specifies the minimum and maximum diastolic blood pressure (DBP) categories. The matrix cells specify the BP category severity (1 to 5) for the SBP and the DBP combination. The category severity defines the MEC referral level. Refer to Appendix C for a copy of the adult blood pressure reference tables. Table 5-1. Referral levels for blood pressure (adults)1 <80 Diastolic Systolic 80-89 90-99 100-119 >/=120 <120 120-139 12 3 4 5 140-159 160-209 22 3 4 5 >/= 210 33 3 4 5 44 4 4 5 55 5 5 5 1 Based on the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. NIH Publication No. 04-5230, 2004. 5-1 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Referrals and Report of Findings 5 Table 5-2. Blood pressure referral levels, category, and action guideline (adults) BP category Referral level Physician guideline referral action 5 1 Indicates major medical findings (BP) that warrant immediate 3&4 2 attention by a health care provider. Indicates major medical findings (BP) that warrant attention by a 2 2 health care provider within the next 2 weeks. These findings are 1 3 expected to cause adverse effects within this time period and they have previously been undiagnosed, unattended, nonmanifested, or not communicated to the examinee by his/her personal health care provider. Indicates prehypertensive blood pressure, minor medical findings that an examinee already knows about, and is under care for, or findings that do not require prompt attention by a medical provider prior to a month. Indicates no abnormal BP findings. Table 5-3. Adults blood pressure referral letter comments BP category Referral level Referral statement 5 1 The participant’s blood pressure today is severely high. 4 2 The participant’s blood pressure today is very high. Based on the 3 2 Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. NIH 2 2 Publication No. 04-5230, 2004. 1 3 The participant’s blood pressure today is high. Based on the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. NIH Publication No. 04-5230, 2004. The participant’s blood pressure today is above normal and is in the prehypertensive range. Based on the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. NIH Publication No. 04-5230, 2004. The participant’s blood pressure today is within the normal range. Based on the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. NIH Publication No. 04-5230, 2004. 5-2 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Referrals and Report of Findings 5 Table 5-4. Table of blood pressure Report of Findings comments (adults) Report of Findings Report of Findings Report of Findings level BP category message – English message – Spanish Your blood pressure today is within the Su presión de sangre hoy está dentro 1 normal range. Based on the Seventh del rango normal. Basado en el Séptimo Report of the Joint National Committee Informe del Comité Conjunto Nacional on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, de Prevención, Detección, Evaluación y and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. Tratamiento de la Alta Presión NIH Publication No. 04-5230, 2004. Sanguínea. Publicación del NIH No. 04- 5230, 2004. 2 Your blood pressure today is above Su presión de sangre hoy es por encima normal and is in the prehypertensive de lo normal y está dentro del rango de range. Based on the Seventh Report of prehipertensión. Basado en el Séptimo the Joint National Committee on the Informe del Comité Conjunto Nacional Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and de Prevención, Detección, Evaluación y Treatment of High Blood Pressure. NIH Tratamiento de la Alta Presión Publication No. 04-5230, 2004. Sanguínea. Publicación del NIH No. 04- 5230, 2004. 3 Your blood pressure today is high. Based Su presión de sangre hoy es alta. on the Seventh Report of the Joint Basado en el Séptimo Informe del National Committee on the Prevention, Comité Conjunto Nacional de Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of Prevención, Detección, Evaluación y High Blood Pressure. NIH Publication No. Tratamiento de la Alta Presión 04-5230, 2004. Sanguínea. Publicación del NIH No. 04- 5230, 2004. 4 Your blood pressure today is very high. Su presión de sangre hoy es muy alta. Based on the Seventh Report of the Joint Basado en el Séptimo Informe del National Committee on the Prevention, Comité Conjunto Nacional de Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of Prevención, Detección, Evaluación y High Blood Pressure. NIH Publication No. Tratamiento de la Alta Presión 04-5230, 2004. Sanguínea. Publicación del NIH No. 04- 5230, 2004. 5 Your blood pressure today is severely Su presión de sangre hoy es high. severamente alta. (NOTE: Report of Findings level number 5 should not have the NIH publication referenced.) 5.1.2 Blood Pressure Referrals—Children Children’s normal blood pressures vary by age, weight, and height. Referral comments and Report of Findings comments are shown in Tables 5-5 and 5-6 and in Appendix B. The table for children’s blood pressures is found in Appendix A, Child Blood Pressure Values. 5-3 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Referrals and Report of Findings 5 Table 5-5. Referral comments for blood pressure (children) BP category Referral level Referral statement* 4 1 The participant’s blood pressure is very high, based on the 1996 update 3 2 of the Task Force Report on High Blood Pressure in Children and 2 3 Adolescents. The participant’s blood pressure is high, based on the 1996 update of the Task Force Report on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. The participant’s blood pressure is normal but at the high end of normal, based on the 1996 update of the Task Force Report on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. 1 3 The participant’s blood pressure is normal, based on the 1996 update of the Task Force Report on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. * National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on Hypertension Control in Children and Adolescents. Update on the 1987 Task Force Report on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: A Working Group Report from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. Pediatrics. 1996; 11:649-658. Table 5-6. Table of blood pressure Report of Findings comments (children) Report of Findings level Report of Findings message* BP category Your child’s blood pressure today is within the normal range. 1 2 Your child’s blood pressure today is normal but at the high end of normal range. 3 Your child’s blood pressure today is high. 4 Your child’s blood pressure today is very high. * National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on Hypertension Control in Children and Adolescents. Update on the 1987 Task Force Report on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: A Working Group Report from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. Pediatrics. 1996; 11:649-658. 5-4 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

6Quality Control 6.1 Equipment and Room Setup Checks The equipment, room supplies, and room setup need to be checked on a regular basis. Some checks are completed daily and others need only be completed on a weekly basis or at the beginning of each stand. These checks include calibration checks, maintenance inspection of equipment and supplies, and preparation of the room and equipment for the session exams. Each time you log onto the application, the system will remind you to do quality control (QC) checks if the checks have not been completed for that time period. The checks are to be completed daily, weekly, three times a week, and/or every stand. If you do not have time to do the checks when you log on, you can bypass this message and complete the checks at a later time. However, this message will be displayed each time you log on until you have completed the checks for that time period. Once you have completed the checks and entered this in the system, the message box with the reminder will not be displayed again until the appropriate time period has passed. The daily, weekly, and once-a-stand checks are listed in the following sections:  Daily (Exhibit 6-1),  Weekly (Exhibit 6-2),  Start of Stand (Exhibit 6-3), and  End of Stand (Exhibit 6-4). 6-1 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

6Quality Control 6.1.1 Daily Exhibit 6-1. Quality control daily checks  Clean BP Monitor including the air tubes.  Clean all BP Arm Cuffs.  Check Monitor settings for number of measurements (F1) is set to 3.  Check Monitor settings for waiting time until the start of the first interval (F2) is set to 5.  Check Monitor settings for measurement interval (F3) is set to 1 (minute). 6-2 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

6Quality Control 6.1.2 Weekly Exhibit 6-2. Quality control weekly checks  Complete all daily QC checks. 6.1.3 Start of Stand Exhibit 6-3. Quality control start of stand checks  Complete all Daily QC checks.  Complete all Weekly QC checks.  Serial number of BP monitor. 6-3 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

6Quality Control 6.1.4 End of Stand Exhibit 6-4. Quality control end of stand checks  Complete Teardown procedures. 6.1.5 Incomplete QC Checks  If you do not check that all items are complete, the system will display this message: “Not all of the QC items were done. Do you wish to exit?”  If you want to complete the items before exiting, click “No” to this message and complete the items.  If you wish to exit without completing all the QC checks, click “Yes” to this message.  If all QC items were not complete, the system will remind you each time you log on that the QC checks are not complete. 6.2 Changing Set Values for the BP Monitor The set values for the blood pressure monitor should be checked daily and changed to the values determined for this protocol if necessary. The steps to do this are outlined below. 6-4 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Quality Control 6 6.2.1 Changing/Confirming the Number of Measurements (F1)  Start with the power OFF.  Press the ON/OFF button for more than 3 seconds while holding the START button; F1 will be displayed.  Press the START button and select the function to set. (Each time you push the START button, the functions change in order of F1, F2, F3.)  To change the number of measurements, select F1.  The number of measurements should be set to 3.  If you need to change the number of measurements, push the DEFLATION (deflation control)/Measurement Result Display Switch Button to change the number to 3. 6.2.2 Waiting Time Until the Start of the First Measurement (F2)  Complete the steps above under Section 6.2.1.  To change the waiting time until the start of the first measurement, select F2.  The waiting time until the start of the first measurement should be set to 5.  If you need to change the waiting time until the start of the first measurement, push the DEFLATION (deflation control)/Measurement Result Display Switch Button to change the number to 0. 6.2.3 Measurement Interval (F3)  Complete the steps above under Section 6.2.1.  To change the measurement interval, select F3.  The measurement interval should be set to 1 (minute).  If you need to change the measurement interval, push the DEFLATION (deflation control)/Measurement Result Display Switch Button to change the number to 1 minute. 6-5 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

6Quality Control 6.3 Recording the Serial Number of the Monitor Record the manufacturers serial number in the Result field (Exhibit 6-3). ISIS will automatically save the serial number information to the study database. If the monitor requires replacement, record the serial number of the new monitor under the Equipment Swap tab of the ISIS Blood Pressure Quality Control Checks screen (Exhibit 6-5). ISIS will automatically update and save the information to the study database. Exhibit 6-5. Quality control equipment swap 6.4 Observations, Replication, and Review NCHS personnel and Westat component staff will visit the MEC teams at regular intervals to observe blood pressure examinations. To further monitor the quality of data collection, Westat component staff will generate reports from the ISIS intraweb. The number of blood pressure examinations and examination times: cumulative and sorted by session, by age group, and by technologist, as well as the reason for not done and partial examinations, will be analyzed for each stand. Finally, the Westat component specialist, in coordination with the NCHS project officer, will arrange retraining sessions when major protocol changes are introduced, or when a lack of standardization is observed among the technologists. 6-6 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values



Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 6 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 68–71 72–85 ≥ 86 <68 3 4 3 4 < 104 1 2 3 4 4 4 104–107 2 2 108–120 3 3 ≥ 121 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 68–71 72–85 ≥ 86 <68 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 105 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 105–108 2 109–121 3 ≥ 122 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 69–72 73–85 ≥ 86 <69 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 106 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 106–109 2 110–122 3 ≥ 123 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 70–73 74–86 ≥ 87 <70 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 108 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 108–110 2 111–124 3 ≥ 125 4 A-1 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 6 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 70–73 74–87 ≥ 88 <70 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 109 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 109–112 2 113–125 3 ≥ 126 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 71–74 75–88 ≥ 89 <71 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 110 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 110–113 2 114–126 3 ≥ 127 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 72–75 76–88 ≥ 89 <72 3 4 3 4 < 111 1 2 3 4 4 4 111–114 2 2 115–127 3 3 ≥ 128 4 4 A-2 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 7 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 69–72 73–86 ≥ 87 <69 3 4 3 4 < 106 1 2 3 4 4 4 106–109 2 2 110–122 3 3 ≥ 123 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 70–73 74–86 ≥ 87 <70 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 107 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 107–110 2 111–123 3 ≥ 124 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 70–73 73–87 ≥ 88 <70 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 108 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 108–111 2 112–124 3 ≥ 125 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 71–74 75–87 ≥ 88 <71 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 109 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 109–112 2 113–125 3 ≥ 126 4 A-3 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 7 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 72–75 76–88 ≥ 89 <72 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 111 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 111–114 2 115–127 3 ≥ 128 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 72–75 76–89 ≥ 90 <72 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 112 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 112–115 2 116–128 3 ≥ 129 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 73–76 77–89 ≥ 90 <73 3 4 3 4 < 113 1 2 3 4 4 4 113–115 2 2 116–129 3 3 ≥ 130 4 4 A-4 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 8 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 71–74 75–87 ≥ 88 <71 3 4 3 4 < 108 1 2 3 4 4 4 108–111 2 2 112–124 3 3 ≥ 125 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 71–74 75–87 ≥ 88 <71 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 109 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 109–111 2 112–125 3 ≥ 126 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 71–74 75–88 ≥ 89 <71 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 110 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 110–113 2 114–126 3 ≥ 127 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 72–75 76–88 ≥ 89 <72 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 111 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 111–114 2 115–127 3 ≥ 128 4 A-5 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 8 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 73–76 77–89 ≥ 90 <73 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 113 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 113–115 2 116–128 3 ≥ 129 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 74–77 78–90 ≥ 91 <74 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 114 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 114–117 2 118–130 3 ≥ 131 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 74–77 78–91 ≥ 92 <74 3 4 3 4 < 114 1 2 3 4 4 4 114–117 2 2 118–130 3 3 ≥ 131 4 4 A-6 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 9 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 72–75 76–88 ≥ 89 <72 3 4 3 4 < 110 1 2 3 4 4 4 110–113 2 2 114–126 3 3 ≥ 127 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 72–75 76–88 <89 <72 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 110 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 110–113 2 114–126 3 ≥ 127 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 72–75 76–89 ≥ 90 <72 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 112 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 112–114 2 115–128 3 ≥ 129 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 73–76 77–89 ≥ 90 <73 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 113 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 113–116 2 117–129 3 ≥ 130 4 A-7 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 9 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 74–77 78–90 ≥ 91 <74 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 114 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 114–117 2 118–130 3 ≥ 131 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 75–78 79–91 ≥ 92 <75 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 116 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 116–118 2 119–132 3 ≥ 133 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 75–78 79–92 ≥ 93 <75 3 4 3 4 < 116 1 2 3 4 4 4 116–119 2 2 120–132 3 3 ≥ 133 4 4 A-8 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 10 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 73–76 77–89 ≥90 <73 3 4 3 4 < 112 1 2 3 4 4 4 112–115 2 2 116–128 3 3 ≥ 129 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 73–76 77–89 ≥90 <73 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 112 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 112–115 2 116–128 3 ≥ 129 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 73–76 77–90 ≥91 <73 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 114 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 114–116 2 117–130 3 ≥ 131 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 74–77 78–91 ≥ 92 <74 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 115 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 115–118 2 119–131 3 ≥ 132 4 A-9 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 10 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 75–78 79–91 ≥ 92 <75 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 116 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 116–119 2 120–132 3 ≥ 133 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 76–79 80–92 ≥ 93 <76 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 118 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 118–120 2 121–134 3 ≥ 135 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 76–79 80–93 ≥ 94 <76 3 4 3 4 < 118 1 2 3 4 4 4 118–121 2 2 122–134 3 3 ≥ 135 4 4 A-10 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 11 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 74–77 78–90 ≥ 91 <74 3 4 3 4 < 114 1 2 3 4 4 4 114–117 2 2 118–130 3 3 ≥ 131 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 74–77 78–90 ≥ 91 <74 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 114 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 114–117 2 118–130 3 ≥ 131 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 74–77 78–91 ≥ 92 <74 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 116 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 116–118 2 119–131 3 ≥ 132 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Diastolic (mmHg) Systolic (mmHg) <75 75–78 79–92 ≥ 93 2 3 4 < 117 1 2 3 4 3 3 4 117–120 2 4 4 4 121–133 3 ≥ 134 4 A-11 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 11 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 76–79 80–92 ≥ 93 <76 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 118 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 118–121 2 122–134 3 ≥ 135 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 77–80 81–93 ≥ 94 <77 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 119 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 119–122 2 123–135 3 ≥ 136 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 77–80 81–94 ≥ 95 <77 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–123 2 2 124–136 3 3 ≥ 137 4 4 A-12 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 12 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 75–78 79–91 ≥ 92 <75 3 4 3 4 < 116 1 2 3 4 4 4 116–118 2 2 119–132 3 3 ≥ 133 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 75–78 79–91 ≥ 92 <75 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 116 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 116–119 2 75–78 79–92 ≥ 93 120–132 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 ≥ 133 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent 76–79 80–93 ≥94 Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 2 3 4 <75 2 3 4 3 3 4 < 117 1 4 4 4 117–120 2 121–133 3 ≥ 134 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) <76 < 119 1 119–122 2 123–135 3 ≥ 136 4 A-13 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 12 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 77–80 81–93 ≥ 94 <77 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–123 2 124–136 3 ≥ 137 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–94 ≥ 95 <78 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–124 2 125–137 3 ≥ 138 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–95 ≥ 96 <78 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–125 2 2 126–138 3 3 ≥ 139 4 4 A-14 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 13 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 76–79 80–92 ≥ 93 <76 3 4 3 4 < 117 1 2 3 4 4 4 117–120 2 2 121–133 3 3 ≥ 134 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 76–79 80–92 ≥ 93 <76 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 118 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 118–121 2 122–134 3 ≥ 135 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 76–79 80–93 ≥ 94 <76 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 119 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 119–122 2 123–135 3 ≥ 136 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 77–80 81–94 ≥ 95 <77 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–123 2 124–137 3 ≥ 138 4 A-15 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 13 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–94 ≥ 95 <78 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–125 2 126–138 3 ≥ 139 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 79–82 83–95 ≥ 96 <79 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–126 2 127–139 3 ≥ 140 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 79–82 83–96 ≥ 97 <79 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–127 2 2 128–140 3 3 ≥ 141 4 4 A-16 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 14 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 77–80 81–93 ≥ 94 <77 3 4 3 4 < 119 1 2 3 4 4 4 119–122 2 2 123–135 3 3 ≥ 136 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 77–80 81–93 ≥ 94 <77 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–122 2 123–136 3 ≥ 137 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 77–80 81–94 ≥ 95 <77 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–124 2 125–137 3 ≥ 138 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–95 ≥ 96 <78 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–125 2 126–138 3 ≥ 139 4 A-17 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 14 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 79–82 83–95 ≥ 96 <79 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–126 2 127–140 3 ≥ 141 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–83 84–96 ≥ 97 <80 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–128 2 129–141 3 ≥ 142 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–83 84–97 ≥ 98 <80 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–128 2 2 129–141 3 3 ≥ 142 4 4 A-18 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 15 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–94 ≥ 95 <78 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–123 2 2 124–136 3 3 ≥ 137 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–94 ≥ 95 <78 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–124 2 125–137 3 ≥ 138 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–95 ≥ 96 <78 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–125 2 126–138 3 ≥ 139 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 79–83 84–96 ≥ 97 <79 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–126 2 127–139 3 ≥ 140 4 A-19 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 15 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–84 85–97 ≥ 98 <80 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–128 2 129–141 3 ≥ 142 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–84 85–97 ≥ 98 <80 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–129 2 130–142 3 ≥ 143 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–84 85–98 ≥ 99 <80 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–130 2 2 131–143 3 3 ≥ 144 4 4 A-20 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 16 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–95 ≥ 96 <78 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–124 2 2 125–137 3 3 ≥ 138 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–95 ≥ 96 <78 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–125 2 126–138 3 ≥ 139 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 79–82 83–95 ≥ 96 <79 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–126 2 127–139 3 ≥ 140 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–83 84–96 ≥ 97 <80 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–127 2 128–140 3 ≥ 141 4 A-21 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 16 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–84 85–97 ≥ 98 <80 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–129 2 130–142 3 ≥ 143 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–84 85–98 ≥ 99 <80 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–130 2 131–143 3 ≥ 144 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–85 86–98 ≥ 99 <80 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–131 2 2 132–144 3 3 ≥ 145 4 4 A-22 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 17 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 78–81 82–95 ≥ 96 <78 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–124 2 2 125–138 3 3 ≥ 139 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 79–82 83–95 ≥ 96 <79 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–125 2 126–138 3 ≥ 139 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 79–82 83–96 ≥ 97 <79 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–126 2 127–139 3 ≥ 140 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–83 84–96 ≥ 97 <80 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–128 2 129–141 3 ≥ 142 4 A-23 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Girls–Age 17 (continued) Percentile of height = 75–89 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–84 85–97 ≥ 98 <80 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–129 2 130–142 3 ≥ 143 4 Percentile of height = 90–94 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–85 86–98 ≥ 99 <80 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 120 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 120–130 2 131–143 3 ≥ 144 4 Percentile of height = 95 percent and higher Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 80–85 86–98 ≥ 99 <80 3 4 3 4 < 120 1 2 3 4 4 4 120–131 2 2 132–144 3 3 ≥ 145 4 4 A-24 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019

Appendix A Child Blood Pressure Values Child Blood Pressure Values Boys–Age 6 Percentile of height = Less than 10 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 68–71 72–85 ≥ 86 <68 3 4 3 4 < 105 1 2 3 4 4 4 105–108 2 2 109–121 3 3 ≥ 122 4 4 Percentile of height = 10–24 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 68–71 72–85 ≥ 86 <68 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 106 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 106–109 2 110–122 3 ≥ 123 4 Percentile of height = 25–49 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 69–72 73–86 ≥ 87 <69 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 108 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 108–111 2 112–124 3 ≥ 125 4 Percentile of height = 50–74 percent Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg) 70–73 74–87 ≥ 88 <70 2 3 4 2 3 4 < 110 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 110–113 2 114–126 3 ≥ 127 4 A-25 Blood Pressure Procedures Manual 2019