1. Relative mortality risk associated with quartiles of systolic blood pressure compared with systolic <133 mm/Hg
Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)
Hazard ratio
95% CI
133–154
0.61
(0.44–0.85)
155–170
0.62
(0.45–0.87)
>170
0.68
(0.49–0.96)
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2. Relative mortality risk associated with quartiles of diastolic blood pressure compared to diastolic <65 mm/Hg
Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)
Hazard ratio
95% CI
65–75
0.85
0.62–1.18
76–86
0.72
0.52–1.00
>86
0.60
0.41–0.86
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