Table 4 Adjusted Sensitivity Analyses on the Risk of All-cause deaths for BP 130–139/80–89 mm Hg as compared with that of < 130/80 mmHg

All-cause mortality

 Sex

Women

25/306

5.5

1.26 (0.66–2.42)

0.48

0.33

Men

33/214

11.1

1.84 (0.94–3.60)

0.07

 Age

≥ 50 years

54/301

12.1

1.39 (0.84–2.30)

0.20

0.45

< 50 years

4/219

1.3

0.89 (0.24–3.36)

0.87

 Body mass index

≥ 24.0 kg/m²

33/282

8.0

1.90 (0.92–3.94)

0.08

0.22

< 24.0 kg/m²

25/238

7.3

1.15 (0.62–2.13)

0.65

 Current smoking in men

Yes

20/129

11.1

1.12 (0.49–2.56)

0.79

0.23

No

13/85

11.3

3.19 (1.07–9.51)

0.001

 Alcohol intake in men

Yes

7/64

8.1

1.45 (0.35-6.00)

0.61

0.56

No

26/150

12.5

2.30 (1.04–5.06)

0.04

 ASCVD risk score

≥ 10%

8/30

34.3

1.93 (0.49–7.54)

0.94

0.65

< 10%

31/490

4.8

1.22 (0.67–2.21)

0.52

CVD mortality

 Sex

Women

10/306

2.2

1.49 (0.51–4.38)

0.47

0.21

Men

12/214

4.1

3.52 (0.96–12.9)

0.06

 Age

≥ 50 years

21/301

4.7

2.01 (0.85–4.79)

0.11

0.12

< 50 years

1/219

0.3

0.65 (0.04–10.5)

0.76

 Body mass index

≥ 24.0 kg/m²

11/282

2.7

1.74 (0.54–5.64)

0.35

0.45

< 24.0 kg/m²

11/238

3.2

2.76 (0.86–8.85)

0.09

 Current smoking in men

Yes

4/129

2.2

1.07 (0.18-6.00)

0.94

0.08

No

8/85

7.0

12.8 (1.44–114.0)

0.02

 Alcohol intake in men

Yes

1/64

1.2

No

11/150

5.3

4.57 (0.98–21.2)

0.06

 ASCVD risk score

≥ 10%

3/30

17.2

1.65 (0.23–11.8)

0.94

0.46

< 10%

19/490

1.6

1.65 (0.51–5.29)

0.40