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Table 2 Ethnicity-specific thresholds of systolic blood pressure yielding risks equivalent to those associated with recommended blood pressure thresholds in the white population

From: Ethnicity-specific blood pressure thresholds based on cardiovascular and renal complications: a prospective study in the UK Biobank

 

Incidence rate (95% CI) per 1000 person-yearsa

Risk-equivalent threshold (mm Hg)b

ESH thresholds (mm Hg)c

White

South Asian

Black Caribbean

Black African

South Asian

Black Caribbean

Black African

120

3.67 (3.59,3.75)

4.20 (3.86,4.54)

3.23 (2.83,3.62)

3.00 (2.55,3.45)

103

136

145

130

3.98 (3.92,4.05)

4.56 (4.20,4.93)

3.50 (3.08,3.93)

3.25 (2.77,3.74)

113

146

155

140

4.32 (4.26,4.38)

4.95 (4.56,5.34)

3.80 (3.34,4.26)

3.53 (3.01,4.05)

123

156

165

  1. Abbreviation: IR Incidence rate, CI Confidence interval, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, BMI Body mass index, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ESH European Society of Hypertension
  2. aPredicted incidence rate was for the composite outcome of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease, adjusted for age, sex, BMI, income, education, drinking status, smoking status, diabetes status, hypertension medication, cholesterol-lowering medication, LDL-C, HDL-C, triglycerides, eGFR, Townsend deprivation index, and physical activities
  3. bRisk-equivalence thresholds were rounded to the nearest whole number
  4. cThe ESH guidelines recommend the following systolic blood pressure categories: optimal (< 120 mm Hg), normal (120–129 mm Hg), high normal (130–139 mm Hg), and grade 1 hypertension (140–159 mm Hg)
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