The Burden of Blood-Pressure-Related Cardiovascular Mortality in Mexico

Table 2

Cardiovascular relative risk and percent risk attributable to above-optimal systolic blood pressure in the population of Mexico over age 50 in 2010.

Age (years)	SBP (mmHg)	Blood pressure	Coronary heart disease		Stroke		Other CVD
	Category	%	Relative risk	PAF	Relative risk	PAF	Relative risk	PAF
50–59	<120 (ref)	26.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
	120–129	27.7	1.3	3.6	1.5	3.6	1.3	3.7
	130–139	22.1	1.8	5.8	2.4	6.0	1.8	5.9
	140–159	17.0	3.2	18.1	5.3	21.0	3.2	17.4
	160–179	5.6	6.5	14.7	14.0	20.6	6.5	14.9
	≥180	1.7	8.8	15.6	21.0	23.8	8.8	15.8
	Total	—	—	57.9	—	75.0	—	57.5
60–69	<120 (ref)	18.1	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
	120–129	25.0	1.3	3.1	1.4	2.6	1.3	3.0
	130–139	22.8	1.7	6.0	2.1	6.2	1.7	5.8
	140–159	23.1	2.8	19.3	4.2	22.3	2.9	19.8
	160–179	8.4	5.2	14.9	9.9	20.5	5.5	15.4
	≥180	2.7	6.9	14.4	14.2	20.9	7.4	15.1
	Total	—	—	57.7	—	72.5	—	59.1
70–79	<120 (ref)	15.7	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
	120–129	20.3	1.2	2.3	1.3	2.5	1.2	2.5
	130–139	22.8	1.6	6.1	1.8	6.0	1.5	5.6
	140–159	26.3	2.3	17.9	3.2	22.1	2.1	16.6
	160–179	10.3	3.9	13.2	6.5	18.2	3.3	11,5
	≥180	4.6	5.0	10.3	8.8	14.7	4.1	8.8
	Total	—	—	49.9	—	63.5	—	45.0
80–89	<120 (ref)	19.2	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
	120–129	22.7	1.2	3.3	1.2	3.3	1.1	1.8
	130–139	20.8	1.4	4.0	1.4	4.0	1.4	4.2
	140–159	24.3	1.9	13.7	1.9	13.7	1.8	13.0
	160–179	9.7	2.9	12.5	2.9	12.5	2.6	11.2
	≥180	3.3	3.5	5.5	3.5	5.5	3.1	4.9
	Total	—	—	39.0	—	39.0	—	35.0

SBP: systolic blood pressure. Other CVD: other cardiovascular disease (heart failure, hypertensive disease, atherosclerosis, sudden death, rheumatic heart disease, and pulmonary embolism). PAF: population attributable fraction. Ref: reference category.