Table 3.
Estimated Events Reduced for CHD, Stroke, and HF From 2 Population‐Wide Hypothetical Blood Pressure Reduction Interventions, by Race (N=15 744), 1987–1989, the ARIC Study
| Outcome | African Americans | Whites | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Events | Events Reduced by Population‐Wide Intervention (95% CI) | No. Events | Events Reduced by Population‐Wide Intervention (95% CI) | |||
| 1‐mm Hg Decreasea | 2‐mm Hg Decreasea | 1‐mm Hg Decreasea | 2‐mm Hg Decreasea | |||
| CHD | 554 | 13.5 (8.8–18.2) | 27.0 (17.5–36.4) | 1249 | 9.0 (6.3–11.6) | 17.9 (12.6–23.2) |
| Stroke | 458 | 12.1 (7.9–16.3) | 24.2 (15.8–32.6) | 689 | 4.8 (2.9–6.6) | 9.6 (5.9–13.3) |
| HF | 857 | 20.3 (14.4–26.2) | 40.6 (28.8–52.4) | 1680 | 13.3 (10.4–16.3) | 26.6 (20.7–32.5) |
ARIC indicates Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study; CHD, coronary heart disease; HF, heart failure.
a
Per 100 000 person‐years.