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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Cardiol Cardiovasc Ther. 2020 Oct 21;2(1):1009. doi: 10.31546/2633-7916.1009

Table 3:

Relative Risk of Death by Blood Pressure Components (N=10,336)

SBP/DBP Pulse Pressure
With baseline cardiovascular conditions (N=2,973) Without baseline cardiovascular conditions (N=7,363) With baseline cardiovascular conditions (N=2,973) Without baseline cardiovascular conditions (N=7,363)
HR 95% CI p HR 95% CI p HR 95% CI p HR 95% CI p
Blood Pressure Groups (SBP/DBP)
 Normal/Normal (reference)
 Low/Low or Low/Normal 2.34 1.45, 3.80 <.001 1.41 0.70, 2.84 0.335
 Normal/Low 1.45 1.17, 1.81 <.001 1J0 0.97,1.75 0.080
 Normal High 1.20 0.73, 1.98 0.466 1.19 0.83, 1.70 0.338
 Hick/Normal 1.11 0.97, 1.27 0.115 1.09 0.96, 1.23 0.207
 High/High 1.03 0.86, 1.23 0.781 1.21 1.06, 1.40 0.007
Pulse pressure groups
 Normal (reference)
 Low 1.19 0.98, 1.43 0.074 0.94 0.79, 1.12 0.473
 High 1.12 0.99, 1.26 0.074 1.08 0.97, 1.21 0.175
Baseline age 1.08 1.07, 1.09 <.001 1.10 1.09, 1.11 <.001 1.08 1.08, 1.09 <.001 1.10 1.09, 1.11 <.001
Female 0.93 0.82, 1.05 0.227 0.75 0.67, 0.83 <.001 0.91 0.81, 1.03 0.129 0.76 0.68, 0.84 <.001
Baseline BMI 0.99 0.98, 1.00 0.190 0.98 0.97, 0.99 <.001 0.99 0.98, 1.00 0.151 0.98 0.97, 0.99 <.001
Baseline total cholesterol 1.00 1.00, 1.00 0.608 1.00 1.00, 1.00 0.512 1.00 1.00, 1.00 0.396 1.00 1.00, 1.00 0.547
Baseline HbAlc 1.16 1.12, 1.23 <.001 1.19 1.13, 1.24 <.001 1.17 1.11, 1.23 <.001 1.18 1.13, 1.24 <.001
Taking antihvpertensive medication at baseline 1.19 1.04, 1.35 0.010 1.08 0.97, 1.20 0.162 1.17 1.03, 1.33 0.020 1.07 0.96, 1.18 0.233
Lifelong smoking pack years 1.01 1.01, 1.01 <.001 1.01 1.01, 1.02 <.001 1.01 1.01, 1.01 <.001 1.01 1.01, 1.02 <.001

SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure

DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure

HR: Hazard Ratio

CI: Confidence Interval