The study added that three in four participants (74 per cent) who did have high blood pressure while both seated and lying down showed a 1.6 times higher risk for future heart failure, a 1.86 times higher risk for stroke, a 1.43 times higher risk for premature death, and a 2.18 times higher risk for coronary heart disease.
Participants who had high BP while supine but not while seated had similar elevated risks as those who had high blood pressure while both seated and supine.
The research added that differences in blood pressure medication use did not affect these elevated risks in either group.
