Overweight with HBP. BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2 Heiberg (2000) JNC VII (2003)
Obesity with HBP . BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
High risk for obesity . Men: WC > 120 cm (40 inches) .Women: WC > 88 cm (35 inches).
Excess alcohol consumption with HBP . Men: > 2 alcohol drinks per day Jamnik et al. (2005). Women: > 1 drink per day Williams et al. (2004)
Lack of exercise/physical inactivity or Less than recommended . Intensity . Frequency . Time. Type.
Smoking with HBP . No. of cigarettes per day Moher, Hey, & Lancaster (2005)
Nonadherence to medication Regimen:I: Total . II: Partial. III: None, or Erratic Adherence
Taking medication adherence: the percentage of prescribed Schroeder, doses was taken, and is calculated as: Total no. of recorded medication events/total no. of prescribed doses) × 100%.
Correct dosing adherence: percentage of days on which the correct no. of doses was taken, and is calculated as (total no. of days with recorded medication events as prescribed/total no. of monitored days) × 100%.
Persistent HBP . Not achieving target BP after adhering to full doses of an appropriate 3-drug regimen that includes a diuretic JNC VII (2003)