Key Points

• It is normally expected that about a third of the Australian population will have high blood pressure, but 24-hour monitoring has revealed it's about 43 per cent of people.
• Research by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute over a 12-year period, revealed nearly one in five people have what’s known as ‘masked hypertension’.
• Using the 24-hour monitoring device for the study provides a more accurate way to test a person’s blood pressure.