Fig. 2

Cumulative incidence of A primary outcome and B stroke by treatment arm stratified by patients within the AS and non-AS groups at baseline. Abbreviations: AS, arterial stiffness; SBP, systolic blood pressure; CI, confidence interval. *Primary outcome contains the first occurrence of stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic), acute coronary syndrome (myocardial infarction and hospitalization for unstable angina), acute decompensated heart failure, coronary revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting), atrial fibrillation, or death of cardiovascular causes