Fig. 2

Adjusted mortality rates and baseline blood pressures. Upper row: entire cohort, a systolic blood pressure, b diastolic blood pressure, c pulse pressure. Lower row: stratified by prior cardiovascular disease (CVD), d systolic blood pressure, e diastolic blood pressure, f  pulse pressure. Blue = Additional CVD, black = Index ACS only. P values for interaction: 0.005 (SBP), 0.004 (DBP), 0.12 (PP). Adjustments made for: randomization group, coronary revascularization history, age, sex, self-reported race, heart rate, BMI, smoking status, known duration of diabetes, glycated hemoglobin A1c, use of insulin, eGFR, the logarithm of the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio and the logarithm of the BNP level