You can cancel the blood pressure measurement at any time by pressing the START/STOP
button
again. Cancelled blood pressure measurements are not stored.
3. The results are displayed on the display as soon as the blood pressure measurement is complete.
4. To switch off the device, press the START/STOP button
switches off automatically.
5.4 Evaluating measurement results
The measured values can be classified and evaluated in accordance with the following table.
However, these standard values serve only as a general guideline, as the individual blood pressure
varies in different people and different age groups etc.
It is important to consult your doctor regularly for advice. Your doctor will tell you your individual
values for normal blood pressure as well as the value above which your blood pressure is classi-
fied as dangerous.
The bar chart on the display shows which category the recorded blood pressure values fall into. If
the values of systole and diastole fall into two different categories (e.g. systole in the 'High normal'
category and diastole in the 'Normal' category), the graphical classification on the device always
shows the higher category; for the example given this would be 'High normal'.
Blood pressure value
category
Level 3: severe hypertension
Level 2: moderate hypertension 160 – 179
Level 1: mild hypertension
High normal
Normal
Optimal
Source: WHO, 1999 (World Health Organization)
Systole
Diastole
(in mmHg)
(in mmHg)
≥180
≥110
100 – 109
140 – 159
90 – 99
130 – 139
85 – 89
120 – 129
80 – 84
<120
<80
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or wait for 2 minutes until the device
Action
seek medical attention
seek medical attention
regular monitoring by doctor
regular monitoring by doctor
self-monitoring
self-monitoring