RESULTS	At baseline the numbers ( proportions ) of patients above the recommended limits were : systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg ( 305/899 ; 33.9 % , 95 % confidence interval 30.8 % to 33.9 % ) , diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg ( 111/901 ; 12.3 % , 10.2 % to 14.5 % ) , and total cholesterol concentration greater than 5 mmol/l ( 188/860 ; 20.8 % , 19.1 % to 24.6 % ) .\