Table 1 Hazard ratios for the addition of systolic blood pressure to models predicting CVD for men and women in Framingham study

Age (per 10 year increase)

1.94 (1.80, 2.01)

1.80 (1.67, 1.95)

1.83 (1.66, 2.03)

1.56 (1.40, 1.74)

Total cholesterol (per 40 increase)

1.25 (1.17, 1.35)

1.23 (1.15, 1.32)

1.26 (1.16, 1.37)

1.23 (1.13, 1.33)

HDL (per 10 increase)

0.83 (0.77, 0.88)

0.82 (0.77, 0.87)

0.88 (0.82, 0.94)

0.88 (0.83, 0.94)

Hypertensive medication

1.72 (1.41, 2.08)

1.45 (1.18, 1.77)

1.76 (1.41, 2.19)

1.31 (1.04, 1.65)

Current smoker

1.91 (1.64, 2.22)

1.93 (1.66, 2.24)

1.71 (1.40, 2.07)

1.72 (1.42, 2.09)

Diabetes

1.89 (1.53, 2.34)

1.77 (1.42, 2.19)

2.14 (1.60, 2.86)

2.07 (1.55, 2.77)

Systolic blood pressure (per 20mmHg increase)

1.30 (1.20, 1.41)

1.48 (1.34, 1.62)