Table 3:

Number needed to treat with intensive blood pressure lowering to prevent one incident heart failure event and the number needed to harm with intensive blood pressure lowering to cause one incident serious adverse event

Predicted HF Risk Tertile	NNT - Heart Failure	95% Confidence Interval	NNH - SAE	95% Confidence Interval
Low HF Risk	1185	-----	23	13, 109
Intermediate HF Risk	177	-----	128	-----
High HF Risk	76	42, 416	46	-----

NNT=Number Needed to Treat; NNH=Number Needed to Harm; SAE=Serious Adverse Event; HF=Heart Failure.

Confidence intervals of non-significant NNT and NNH values not included.