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. 2015 Sep 30;10(9):e0138044. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138044

Table 2. Predicted decreases in deaths expressed as a percentage of total expected CHD deaths in 2030 –Ideal & Modest Future Risk Factor Scenarios.

Predicted percentage* DPPAssumed lower mortality in 2030
NI RoI Sco
Ideal Scenarios
Smoking -15% 5.8 (1.5–11.0) 6.2 (-1.0–15.2) 7.2 (1.6–14.2)
Salt -30% 5.3 (3.1–8.1) 5.6 (1.6–10.3) 5.2 (2.4–8.8)
Sat/ Unsat fats -6% 8.6 (5.2–12.6) 7.8 (1.4–15.0) 9 (4.4–15.5)
Phy Inactivity -15% 3.6 (0.3–6.7) 3.6 (-0.5–8.0) 3.1 (0.3–5.5)
Modest Scenarios
Smoking -5% 2.5 (0.6–4.7) 2.3 (-0.3–5.5) 2.6 (0.6–5.0)
Salt -10% 1.9 (1.1–3.0) 2.0 (0.5–3.8) 1.9 (0.9–3.3)
Sat/ Unsat fats -2% 3.3 (2.0–4.9) 3.0 (0.5–5.7) 3.5 (1.7–5.6)
Phy Inactivity -5% 1.2 (-0.5–3.3) 1.3 (-0.5–3.3) 1.1 (0.1–2.1)
Expected Deaths 646 (439–860) 1773 (682–2936) 2562 (1324–3916)

*Expressed as a percentage of expected deaths in 2030