Table 1.

Definition of blood pressure declines

Description	Definition	Example
Largest decline from baseline blood pressure	Baseline blood pressure minus the lowest blood pressure in the next 24 hours	Baseline blood pressure is 180 mmHg and the lowest blood pressure during the next 24 hours is 140 mmHg at 11 hours. The difference is 40 mmHg.
Largest short-term blood pressure decline	Largest difference of blood pressure between a measurement and the one immediately preceding it	At 5 hours 30 minutes, the blood pressure is 170 mmHg and the next measured blood pressure at 6 hours is 110 mmHg. The difference is 60 mmHg.
Largest overall blood pressure decline	Largest difference of blood pressure between a measurement and any preceding it	At 2 hours, the blood pressure is 160 mmHg and at 4 hours is 110 mmHg. The difference is 50 mmHg.