2.5.2. Weight, Height, and BMI

Because of the aforementioned COVID-19-related health concerns, these variables were also recorded in local pharmacies, following the same indications. Specifically, clothing was standardized during weight measurement, and patients were instructed to visit the pharmacy while fasting and preferably always at the same time to avoid the possibility that any food or drink ingested could influence their data. BMI was calculated by dividing patient weight by their height squared (kg/m2).

## 2.5.3. Antihypertensive Drugs

The patient registered the number of antihypertensive drugs they used through the intervention program platform.

#### 2.5.4. Physical Activity Levels

The short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) was used [20,21] to assess the time that each subject had spent being active in the 7 days prior to completion of the survey. Different scores are awarded in the IPAQ-Short, depending on the time spent engaging in moderate or vigorous activities, walking, or sitting each week. The unit of measurement for this questionnaire is METs-min/week, which expresses the average of each individual's metabolic expenditure per minute while engaging in weekly PA. Thus, higher figures reflect a higher level of activity, while lower values express a lower level of weekly PA [20,21]. Data should be interpreted using the formula published by Ainsworth et al. [22] to classify their PA levels as high ( >1500 METs-min/week), moderate (600–1500 METs-min/week), or low (<600 METs-min/week).
