Mr Chandler is urging other people to get their blood pressure checked, as NHS Somerset is running a 24-hour blood pressure "Test-A-Thon" at offices and shops across the county.

If during your Health MOT your blood pressure reading is high, you will be offered an at-home, 24-hour blood pressure monitor, or a referral to your GP or other healthcare provider.

He noted that the wristwatch actigraph provides a simple and useful way of measuring activity during 24-hour blood pressure monitoring.

Patients in England and Wales will be offered extra checks using a mobile device that records blood pressure over 24 hours, says the watchdog NICE.

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Blood pressure was also recorded over a 24-hour period using automated portable blood pressure monitors. The number of blood pressure measurements averaged 30 during daytime and 10 during sleep.