Table A5.

Assessment and definition of disrupted diurnal BP rhythm

Recommendation	Class of recommendation	Level of evidence
1. Non‐dipper pattern is defined as a nighttime SBP/daytime SBP ratio of >0.9, and dipper pattern is defined when this ratio is <0.9	I	A
2. More precisely, riser pattern is defined as a nighttime SBP/daytime SBP ratio >1.0, non‐dipper pattern as nighttime SBP/daytime SBP ratio >0.9 and <1.0, dipper pattern as nighttime SBP/daytime SBP ratio >0.8 and <0.9, and extreme dipper pattern as nighttime SBP/daytime SBP ratio <0.8	I	A

Abbreviation: SBP, systolic blood pressure.