en Community Medicine Community Medicine Original Research Original Research The relative importance of systolic blood pressure (SBP) versus diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in predicting the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality is controversial. We have re-examined SBP compared to D BP and other combinations of SBP and D BP in predicting the risk of IHD mortality in a long-term cohort study oflO,541 men and women in the West of Scotland. During a mean follow-up of 11.6 years, 1,616 deaths occurred, among which 553 (34% 327 male, 181 female) were caused by IHD. In a multiple logistic regression (MLR) model the predictive values of SBP, DBP, mean arterial pressure (MAP), mean arterial index (MAl), and pulse pressure (PP) were examined in relation to IHD mortality after adjustment for age, body mass index (BMI), casual blood glucose, serum cholesterol and cigarette smoking at entry. All blood pressure measures were associated with IHD mortality in females the risk of IHD deaths was more strongly associated with SBP in males SBP and DBP had similar predictive strength. 117 123 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-298-816&slc_lang=en&sid=1 M JANGHORBANI 20031947532846006732 20031947532846006732 Yes From Department of Community Medicine. Kerman University 0f Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. A.J HEDLEY 20031947532846006733 20031947532846006733 No From the Department of Community Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. UK. M ZHIANPOUR 20031947532846006734 20031947532846006734 No From the Department of Community Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. UK. R.B JONES 20031947532846006735 20031947532846006735 No From the Department of Community Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. UK. W.H GILMOUR 20031947532846006736 20031947532846006736 No From the Department of Community Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. UK.