Table 2 Hazard ratio (95% CI) for the association between major risk factors and cardiovascular disease.

	Age (+10 years)	SBP (+10 mm Hg)	TC (+1 mmol/l)	Current smoking
Men
Asian cohorts	1.92 (1.79 to 2.06)	1.31 (1.28 to 1.33)	1.10 (1.05 to 1.16)	1.38 (1.25 to 1.53)
The Framingham cohort	1.98 (1.85 to 2.12)	1.13 (1.09 to 1.17)	1.16 (1.09 to 1.24)	1.44 (1.25 to 1.66)
p Value (heterogeneity)	0.54	<0.001	0.21	0.63
Women
Asian cohorts	2.06 (1.84 to 2.31)	1.26 (1.22 to 1.30)	1.03 (0.95 to 1.12)	1.36 (1.02 to 1.82)
The Framingham cohort	2.18 (1.96 to 2.42)	1.19 (1.14 to 1.23)	1.15 (1.07 to 1.24)	1.74 (1.44 to 2.10)
p Value (heterogeneity)	0.47	0.02	0.05	0.16

SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol.