1. In 404 male steelmill workers blood pressure and body weight were followed for 15–25 years and their relationships analysed.

2. It appears that age on average has a negligible influence on diastolic pressure and has a positive influence on systolic pressure only after 45 years of age.

3. In contrast to this, weight gain influences both pressures positively regardless of age.

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