TABLE 4.

Lifetime benefits of treating blood pressure to target among Canadians without cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes

Undiscounted
Sex	Age group, years	Years of life saved	Years of life free of CVD	Total person years of life saved (×103)	Person years of treatment required to save one year of life
Women	40–49	1.01	1.76	65	56
	50–59	1.02	1.79	230	42
	60–69	0.82	1.19	272	43
	70–74	0.69	1.04	113	39
Total		0.86	1.38	681	43
Men	40–49	1.46	1.95	141	32
	50–59	1.25	1.43	244	32
	60–69	0.83	0.91	221	33
	70–74	0.68	0.68	64	28
Total		1.02	1.19	669	32
Overall		0.94	1.29	1350	38

Discounted
Sex	Age group, years	Years of life saved	Years of life free of CVD	Total person years of life saved (×103)	Person years of treatment required to save one year of life
Women	40–49	0.38	0.87	25	104
	50–59	0.46	1.02	103	68
	60–69	0.45	0.80	149	61
	70–74	0.42	0.74	69	53
Total		0.44	0.86	346	65
Men	40–49	0.57	0.98	55	53
	50–59	0.63	0.88	123	47
	60–69	0.48	0.63	129	45
	70–74	0.44	0.52	42	35
Total		0.53	0.74	349	45
Overall		0.48	0.80	695	56