Table A2.

Measurement schedule and assessment of ABPM parameters

Recommendation	Class of recommendation	Level of evidence
1. Ambulatory BP measurement should be performed every 15‐30 min during the daytime (awake) period and every 30‐60 min during nighttime (sleep) period	I	A
2. Quality of ABPM is considered good when the 24‐h recording includes ≥70% of expected measurements, or ≥20 valid daytime and ≥7 valid nighttime measurements are recorded	I	A
3. Diary‐based assessment is superior to 24‐h clock‐based assessment for evaluation of the 24‐h BP profile in an individual patient	I	A
4. 24‐h BP is defined as the averaged BP values for 24 h; daytime BP is the averaged daytime (awake) BP values, nighttime BP is the averaged nighttime (sleep) BP values, and morning BP is the averaged morning BP values taken in the 2 h after rising	I	A

Abbreviations: ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP, blood pressure.