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Relationship between relative risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and rising cholesterol and systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels among 108,879 French men younger than 55 years. Patients with SBP ≥140 mm Hg and total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL were classified as having hypertension and dyslipidemia, respectively. 42, 46 Reprinted from Cowie, 2005. 42
