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1. Know Your Device
Blood Pressure Colour Indicator
If your systolic or diastolic pressure is above the standard range (135 mmHg for the systolic
blood pressure and/or 85 mmHg for the diastolic blood pressure), the blood pressure
colour indicator will light in "orange" when the measurement result is displayed. If they are
within the standard range, the blood pressure colour indicator will light in "green".
The JNC7* Guideline recommends the following guideline.
General Guidelines for Blood Pressure
Prehypertension at Office
Hypertension at Home
Systolic Blood Pressure
120-139 mmHg
135 mmHg
Diastolic Blood Pressure
80-89 mmHg
85 mmHg
These are from statistical values for blood pressure.
* JNC7: The Seventh Report, 2003 Dec, of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High
Blood Pressure.
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