[RESULTS] In multiple propensity score-adjusted models , compared with the reference group of < 140 mm Hg ( group 1 ) , the risk of cardiovascular mortality ( adjusted hazard ratio [ HR ] : 1.34 ; 95 % confidence interval [ CI ] : 1.01 to 1.77 ; p = 0.04 ) , total stroke ( adjusted HR : 1.89 ; 95 % CI : 1.26 to 2.82 ; p = 0.002 ) and nonfatal stroke ( adjusted HR : 1.70 ; 95 % CI : 1.06 to 2.72 ; p = 0.03 ) was increased in the group with BP of 140 to < 150 mm Hg , whereas the risk of primary outcome , all-cause mortality , cardiovascular mortality , total MI , nonfatal MI , total stroke , and nonfatal stroke was increased in the group with BP150 mm Hg .