Table 2.

Example of index patients, with annual risks of stroke or CHD events, and all cause risk of death.

Index patient	Very high	High	Medium	Low	Very high	High	Medium	Low
Sex	Male	Male	Male	Female	Male	Male	Male	Female
SBP	170	160	150	150	170	160	150	150
Smoking	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Age	Annual risk of stroke				Annual risk of CHD				All cause mortality
42	0.006	0.003	0.003	0.001	0.015	0.008	0.007	0.004	0.019
47	0.007	0.004	0.003	0.001	0.019	0.011	0.010	0.007	0.020
52	0.009	0.005	0.004	0.002	0.023	0.014	0.013	0.009	0.021
57	0.011	0.006	0.005	0.003	0.027	0.017	0.016	0.011	0.024
62	0.014	0.008	0.007	0.004	0.031	0.021	0.019	0.012	0.032
67	0.018	0.010	0.009	0.005	0.035	0.024	0.022	0.013	0.043
72	0.023	0.012	0.011	0.007	0.038	0.027	0.025	0.013	0.062