Table 2:

Summary of proposed definitions for trimester-specific upper limit of normal home blood pressure

Reference	Population	Method	First trimester		Second trimester		Third trimester

			SBP, mm Hg	DBP, mm Hg	SBP, mm Hg	DBP, mm Hg	SBP, mm Hg	DBP, mm Hg
Lo et al. (23)	Normal	Mean ± 2 SD	132	82	130	79	133/138^*	81/88^*

Rey et al. (25)	Normal and hypertensive	90th percentile	139^†	89^†	137	87	138/140/143^‡	89/90/92^‡

Denolle (28)	Normal	Mean ± 2 SD	118	73	117	73	121	80

Denolle (28)	Normal	95th percentile	116	70	113	70	118	76

Mikami et al. (30)	Normal	Regression line from standardized major axis methods	120.8	83.5	124/127^§	84/86^§	136	89

Vestgaard et al. (34)	Normal	Mean ± 2 SD	117	74	116	73	123	78

Note: DBP = diastolic blood pressure, SBP = systolic blood pressure, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Blood pressure measured at 27–30 weeks and 35–37 weeks gestational age.
↵† Blood pressure measured at < 20 weeks gestational age.
↵‡ Blood pressure measured at 28–32 weeks, 33–36 weeks and > 36 weeks gestational age.
↵§ Blood pressure measured at 12–20 weeks and 20–24 weeks gestational age.