significant improvements were found in risk factors for cardiovascular disease among the men initially free of cardiovascular disease in the 1970 cohort as compared with those in the 1950 cohort , including a lower serum cholesterol level ( mean +/- sd , 5.72 +/- 0.98 mmol per liter [ 221 +/- 38 mg per deciliter ] , as compared with 5.90 +/- 1.03 mmol per liter [ 228 +/- 40 mg per deciliter ] ) and a lower systolic blood pressure ( mean +/- sd , 135 +/- 19 mm hg , as compared with 139 +/- 25 mm hg ) , better management of hypertension ( 22 percent vs. 0 percent were receiving antihypertensive medication ) , and reduced cigarette smoking ( 34 percent vs. 56 percent ) .
C0007222
cardiovascular disease
C0020538
hypertension