Table 5.

Home BP measurement

Process	Recommendation
Preparation	Resting for 5 min in a quiet room with comfortable temperature.
	No smoking, alcohol or caffeine, exercise, and bathing 30 min before measurement.
	No talking during measurement and between measurements.
Position	Sitting in a chair with back support.
	Legs uncrossed and feet kept flat on the floor.
	Upper arm resting on the table with wearing light clothes.
Technique
Device	Validated automated upper-arm device.
Cuff	Select proper cuff size according to the device’s instructions
Proper placement of cuff at the heart level	Placement of cuff on the mid-arm with the lower edge of the cuff 2–3 cm above the antecubital fossa.
Measurement time
Morning	Before a meal and after urination, and before drug intake if treated.
Evening	1 Hr before sleep.
Measurement frequency	Two measurements with 1-min intervals.
Measurement schedule	Measurement for at least 5 day, especially for 7 day for first diagnosing hypertension (discard 1st day readings and use their average values)
Recording	Record all readings in BP log accurately All BP recordings in the built-in memory of device should be brought to clinic appointments BP values should not be selectively recorded by individual.

BP blood pressure