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. 2020 Oct 19;10(6):629–636. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2020.10.005

Table 2.

Number of adverse health events by grip strength and hypertension strata.

	Non-hypertension		Hypertension		Total
Grip strength	Participants	Events^a	Participants	Events^a	Participants	Events^a
All-cause death
Higher	5254	78 (1.48)	3841	116 (3.02)	9095	194 (2.13)
Moderate	12,813	254 (1.98)	8288	360 (4.34)	21,101	614 (2.91)
Lower	5831	183 (3.14)	3835	259 (6.75)	9666	442 (4.57)
CVD death
Higher	5254	12 (0.23)	3841	46 (1.20)	9095	58 (0.64)
Moderate	12,813	53 (0.41)	8288	124 (1.50)	21,101	177 (0.84)
Lower	5831	43 (0.74)	3835	110 (2.87)	9666	153 (1.58)
Major CVD events
Higher	5254	94 (1.79)	3841	255 (6.64)	9095	349 (3.84)
Moderate	12,813	297 (2.32)	8288	636 (7.67)	21,101	933 (4.42)
Lower	5831	175 (3.00)	3835	365 (9.52)	9666	540 (5.59)

^aData are expressed as number (%), unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviation: CVD = cardiovascular disease.