Quantifying the health benefits of chronic disease prevention: a fresh approach using cardiovascular disease as an example

Table 5 Age specific relative risk estimates

Age taking polypill	Relative risk of a first stroke on daily polypill^a	Relative risk of a first myocardial infarction on daily polypill^a
50	0.26	0.13
60	0.31	0.23
70	0.38	0.33
80	0.51	0.37
90+	0.51	0.37

^aPolypill contained amlodipine 2.5 mg, losartan 25 mg, hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg and simvastatin 20 mg