Lifetime risk of developing Hypertension Beginning at Age 55 100 80 Men Wome g60 940 620 0 02468101214161820 Residual lifetime risk of developing Years hypertension among people with blood pressure <140/90 mmHg Vasan Rs,eta.JAMA.2002;287:1003-10100 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 100 0 2 4 6 8 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 8 2 0 Risk of hypertension (%) Residual lifetime risk of developing hypertension among people with blood pressure <140/90 mmHg Years Lifetime Risk of Developing Hypertension Beginning at Age 55 Men Wome n Vasan RS, et al. JAMA. 2002; 287:1003-1010