Abstract
For over 20 years, US Joint National Committee (JNC) hypertension guidelines, including JNC7, have recommended systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) thresholds of 140/90 mmHg for initiating antihypertensive medication and goal attainment while on treatment for individuals without diabetes or chronic kidney disease (CKD).1, 2 The 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults Report from the panel members appointed to JNC8 recently recommended a higher SBP threshold (150 mmHg) for treatment initiation and goal attainment in adults 60 years and older.3 We estimated the percentage and characteristics of older US adults potentially affected by the new SBP threshold.
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