Table 2.

 Age adjusted incidences (per 1000 person years) of events according to blood pressure category

Endpoint	Baseline blood pressure, systolic/diastolic (mm Hg)
	<120/75	120-9/75-84	130-9/85-9	Hypertension*
Major cardiovascular event†
No of events/person years	134/125 503	176/112 972	159/49 214	513/102 040
Age adjusted incidence	1.28	1.64	2.92	4.32
Stroke
No of events/person years	79/125 659	85/113 247	63/49 531	251/102 857
Age adjusted incidence	0.74	0.79	1.15	2.09
Myocardial infarction
No of events/person years	42/125 790	70/113 286	77/49 464	200/102 976
Age adjusted incidence	0.41	0.65	1.42	1.73
Death from cardiovascular causes
No of events/person years	30/125 952	37/113 562	32/49 781	140/103 835
Age adjusted incidence	0.29	0.34	0.55	1.09
Coronary revascularisation
No of events/person years	93/125 648	123/113 080	140/49 204	392/102 167
Age adjusted incidence	0.91	1.12	2.61	3.49
Death from any cause
No of events/person years	224/125 952	243/113 562	153/49 781	457/103 835
Age adjusted incidence	2.11	2.27	2.80	3.65

*Defined as previous diagnosis of hypertension, systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, or receiving blood pressure lowering treatment.

†Defined as myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes.