2.5.2.1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Hypertension
BLOOD, HYPERTENSION
The patient's body composition measurements and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were also recorded at the same pharmacy. This was done first thing in the morning and before taking their antihypertensive medication to avoid possible alterations in the measurements. Blood pressure was strictly analyzed according to the American College of Cardiology/American Society of Hypertension (1) and the European Society of Hypertension (ESH)/European Society of Cardiology guidelines (2). Of note, the participants of this study, and in general every patient treated in the Hypertension Unit at the 