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Lifetime risk (95% CI) of 12 different cardiovascular diseases in people with hypertension or normal BP from index age 30 years
Hypertension was defined as systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg or use of BP-lowering treatments or physician-recorded diagnosis at baseline. BP=blood pressure.
