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Data from the Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) study showing the effects of three different target levels of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on cardiovascular events in three different groups: the overall sample, patients with diabetes, and patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Data adapted from Lancet. 1998;351:1755–1762 4 and J Am Soc Nephrol. 2001;12:218–225. 6
