Table 2.

Comparison of the features of office, ambulatory, and home BP measurements1, 7

Feature	Office	Ambulatory	Home
Detection of white‐coat hypertension	−	++	++
Detection of masked hypertension	−	++	++
Assessment of nighttime BP level and dip	−	++	+
Assessment of morning BP surge	−	++	−
Assessment of morning hypertension	+/−	++	++
Assessment of antihypertensive drug action	+	++	++
Assessment of duration of drug action	+/−	++	+
Long‐term follow‐up of hypertension	++	+/−	++
Improvement of patients’ compliance	+	−	++
Improvement of hypertension control rate	+	−	++
Reproducibility	−	++	++
Prognostic value	+	++	++
Availability	++	−	++
Cost	−	−	++

BP, blood pressure.