Table 7.
Age | 1.5 g/day | 3.0 g/day | 4.5 g/day | 6 g/day | ||||||||
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SBP reduction (mmHg) | Relative risk of a first MI | Relative risk of a first stroke | SBP reduction (mmHg) | Relative risk of a first MI | Relative risk of a first stroke | SBP reduction (mmHg) | Relative risk of a first MI | Relative risk of a first stroke | SBP reduction (mmHg) | Relative risk of a first MI | Relative risk of a first stroke | |
45 | 1.7 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 3.3 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 4.9 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 6.6 | 0.76 | 0.69 |
55 | 2.3 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 4.6 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 6.9 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 9.2 | 0.73 | 0.60 |
65 | 2.6 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 5.2 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 7.7 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 10.3 | 0.77 | 0.67 |
75 | 2.7 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 5.4 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 8.1 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 10.8 | 0.81 | 0.72 |
85 | 2.7 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 5.5 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 8.2 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 11.0 | 0.85 | 0.82 |