Table II.

Systolic Blood Pressure (BP) and Coronary Mortality of 347,978 Men Screened for the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial

Systolic BP (mm Hg)	No. CHD Deaths	Age‐Adjusted Rate	Risk Ratio* (95% CI)
<120	1412	11.6	1.00 (ref)
120–129	2119	15.5	1.28 (1.19–1.36)
130–139	2511	20.8	1.66 (1.56–1.77)
140–159	3387	32.1	2.45 (2.30–2.61)
160–179	1120	48.4	3.42 (3.16–3.71)
180–209	376	79.6	5.26 (4.68–5.90)
>210	44	82.6	6.40 (4.74–8.65)
CHD=coronary heart disease; CI=confidence interval; ref=reference; *relative risk adjusted for age, race, income, cholesterol, cigarettes, and diabetes. Source: Neaton et al. Hypertension: Pathophysiology Diagnosis and Management. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Raven Press; 1995.