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. 2016 Nov 1;1(3):e000080. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000080

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Ratio of relative risks of heart disease and stroke associated with higher blood pressure, smoking, type I and II diabetes, and higher cholesterol in women compared with men. Women-to-men ratio of relative risks (RRs) of heart disease and stroke for (1) those with a 10 mm Hg higher value of systolic blood pressure; (2) smoking compared with not; (3) type I diabetes compared with not; (4) type II diabetes compared with not; (5) those with a 1 mmol/L higher value of total cholesterol. Ninety-five per cent CIs are shown as horizontal lines around the estimates on the graph.