Table 2 Measurement of home blood pressure monitoring

• Use an upper arm cuff

• Time of measurement should be

1. Morning: within 1 h after waking up, after urination, before taking antihypertensive drugs, before breakfast, after a 1–2 min rest in a seated position

2. Night: before retiring, after a 1–2 min rest in a seated position

3. Other conditions if necessary

• Frequency of measurement: one to three times per occasion

• Period of measurement: as long as possible; 1 week or more for the diagnosis of hypertension; over at least 5–7 days immediately preceding the visit during follow-up of treatment