Main Outcomes and Measures
stroke, heart failure, cancer, CVD
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CVD, STROKE, CANCER, END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE, HEART FAILURE, CORONARY HEART DISEASE
The primary end point was mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Secondary outcomes included all-cause mortality, combined fatal and nonfatal (morbidity) CVD, and both mortality and morbidity for coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure, end-stage renal disease, and cancer.