The Relation between Blood Pressure and Mortality Due to Coronary Heart Disease among Men in Different Parts of the World

Abstract

Among the six populations we studied, the relative increase in long-term mortality due to CHD for a given increase in blood pressure is similar, whereas the absolute risk at the same level of blood pressure varies substantially. If the absolute risk of CHD is used as an indication for antihypertensive therapy, these findings will have major implications for treatment in different parts of the world.