Table 2.

Risk factors and associated clinical conditions used for definitions of ‘increased cardiovascular risk associated with hypertension’ in the Nkateko trial ^a

Risk factors	Associated clinical conditions
Sex/age: men >55 yr, women >65 yr	Self-reported coronary heart disease
Smoking at least every day	Self-reported heart failure
Dyslipidaemia TC >5 mmol/l	Self-reported stroke or TIA
Family history of CVD (sex/age): men <55 yr, women <65 yr
Waist circumference: men >94 cm, women >80 cm

^aCVD, Cardiovascular disease; TIA, Transient ischaemic attack. TC. total cholesterol.