Table 1

Fifteen-year mortality follow-up by blood pressure quintile: results from the Renfrew and Paisley MIDSPAN study.a

Q1Q2Q3Q4Q5
Number of men800802799801800
Coronary deaths75102133136153
Stroke deaths1717223057
  • a4002 men were divided into 5 quintiles of the distribution of blood pressure, measured at baseline and each containing about 800 men.28