Fig. 2

Classification of BP phenotypes and their cardiovascular risk in untreated and treated patients with hypertension. According to the results of OBP and out-of-office measurements, an individual’s BP status is categorized into four phenotypes in untreated and treated patients; normotension (both OBP and out-of-office BP not elevated), WCH (elevated OBP but not out-of-office BP, MH (elevated out-of-office BP but not OBP), sustained hypertension (elevated OBP and out-of-office BP) in untreated patients; controlled hypertension (controlled OBP and out-of-office BP), WUCH (elevated OBP but not out-of-office BP), MUCH (elevated out-of-office BP but not OBP), and uncontrolled hypertension (elevated OBP and out-of-office BP) in treated patients with hypertension. Black and dark gray colors indicate increased risk of cardiovascular disease; light gray show intermediate risk between normotension and sustained hypertension; white color indicates no increased cardiovascular risk. BP, blood pressure; OBP, office BP; WCH, white coat hypertension; WUCH, white coat uncontrolled hypertension; MH, masked hypertension; MUCH, masked uncontrolled hypertension; 24-h, 24-hour