Table 2 Age- and sex-specific 10-, 20-, 30- and 40-year and lifetime risk estimates for coronary heart disease by the presence of hypertension (adjusted for competing risk of death)

From: Impact of hypertension on the lifetime risk of coronary heart disease

Sex

Index age (years)

Short- and intermediate-term risk

No hypertension (%)

Hypertension (%)

Men

45

10-year risk

0.83 (0.11–1.56)

1.08 (0.00–2.56)

  

20-year risk

2.37 (1.18–3.55)

6.39 (3.46–9.32)

  

30-year risk

4.94 (3.24–6.63)

11.65 (8.20–15.10)

  

40-year risk

8.98 (6.53–11.42)

18.77 (14.70–22.84)

  

Lifetime risk

14.12 (9.57–18.67)

26.95 (18.10–35.88)

 

55

10-year risk

1.56 (0.60–2.52)

5.48 (2.83–8.12)

  

20-year risk

4.17 (2.60–5.74)

10.90 (7.63–14.17)

  

30-year risk

8.27 (5.88–10.66)

18.25 (14.27–22.22)

  

Lifetime risk

13.49 (8.91–18.07)

26.67 (17.56–35.78)

 

65

10-year risk

2.72 (1.41–4.04)

5.75 (3.50–8.00)

  

20-year risk

7.01 (4.70–9.32)

13.54 (10.07–17.00)

  

Lifetime risk

12.46 (7.76–17.15)

22.47 (13.04–31.89)

 

75

10-year risk

5.05 (2.77–7.33)

9.59 (6.20–12.98)

  

Lifetime risk

11.47 (6.12–16.81)

20.59 (9.25–31.94)

Women

45

10-year risk

0.23 (0.00–0.56)

1.97 (0.00–4.78)

  

20-year risk

0.47 (0.01–0.93)

2.78 (0.00–5.77)

  

30-year risk

1.01 (0.31–1.70)

5.89 (2.58–9.19)

  

40-year risk

4.89 (2.75–7.02)

10.25 (6.48–14.03)

  

Lifetime risk

6.21 (3.39–9.04)

14.85 (9.88–19.82)

 

55

10-year risk

0.24 (0.00–0.57)

0.81 (0.00–1.92)

  

20-year risk

0.78 (0.16–1.41)

3.94 (1.99–5.88)

  

30-year risk

4.72 (2.57–6.87)

8.33 (5.53–11.13)

  

Lifetime risk

6.07 (3.22–8.92)

12.95 (8.57–17.33)

 

65

10-year risk

0.56 (0.01–1.11)

3.24 (1.57–4.91)

  

20-year risk

4.63 (2.43–6.82)

7.79 (5.10–10.48)

  

Lifetime risk

6.01 (3.09–8.94)

12.58 (8.17–16.99)

 

75

10-year risk

4.28 (2.04–6.52)

4.93 (2.57–7.28)

  

Lifetime risk

5.74 (2.71–8.77)

10.11 (5.62–14.60)

  1. NB: The short-term and lifetime risk are presented in percentages (%).