Blood pressure, blood lipids, and blood sugar index reference table: Health self-assessment reference
**Table of Blood Pressure, Blood Lipids, and Blood Glucose Indicators**
**1. Blood Pressure Indicators**
Definition and classification of blood pressure levels
| Classification | Systolic blood pressure / mmHg | Diastolic blood pressure / mmHg |
|------|---------------|----------------|
Ideal blood pressure: ≤120 and ≤80
Normal blood pressure: <130 mmHg and <85 mmHg
| Upper limit of normal (prehypertension) | 130-139 | or 85-89 |
Stage I hypertension (mild) | 140-159 | or 90-99 |
Stage II hypertension (moderate) | 160-179 | or 100-109 |
Stage III hypertension (severe) | ≥180 | or ≥110 |
| Isolated systolic hypertension| ≥160 | and <90 |
**2. Blood lipid levels**
Unit: mmol/L
| Project | Suitable Range | Edge Increase | Increase | Decrease |
|------|----------|----------|------|------|
Total cholesterol (TC) | <5.18 | 5.18-6.19 | ≥6.22 |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) | <3.37 | 3.37-4.12 | ≥4.14 |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) | ≥1.04 | | ≥1.55 | <1.04 |
| Triglycerides (TG) | ≤1.70 | 1.70-2.25 | ≥2.26 |
**3. Blood Glucose Indicators**
Diagnostic criteria for diabetes
Unit: mmol/L
Blood glucose levels | Fasting | 2 hours after oral administration of 75g glucose |
|----------|------|----------------------|
| Normal | <6.1 | <7.8 |
Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) | ≥6.1---<7.0 | and <7.8 |
| Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) | <7.0 | and ≥7.8---<11.1 |
| Diabetes | ≥7.0 | and/or ≥11.1 |
Remark:
(1) To determine whether blood sugar levels are normal, you need to look at both fasting blood sugar and blood sugar 2 hours after a meal.
If either of these two conditions exceeds the standard, a diagnosis of diabetes should be made.
(2) Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) are generally referred to as "prediabetes", and they have a very high chance of developing into diabetes.
If preventive measures are taken proactively in the prediabetic stage, the development of diabetes can be avoided or its progression can be significantly slowed.
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