TABLE 1.

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association 2017 Guideline recommendations for number of measurements for diagnosis of hypertension

Type of blood pressure measurement	Recommendation
Office measurement	Occasion: two readings (1 min apart) BP level: use average of all readings obtained on at least two occasions
Ambulatory BP measurement	Occasion: readings over 12–24 h (15–60 min apart) BP level: use average of all readings obtained on at least occasion
Home BP measurement	Occasion: two readings (1 min apart) twice daily. BP level: use average of all readings made on at least two occasions

BP, blood pressure.