Fig. 2
All-cause and cause-specific mortality for categorical HDL cholesterol based on concentration and percentile cutpoints. (A) HDL cholesterol concentration cutpoints, (B) HDL cholesterol percentile cutpoints. Model was adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting status, coronary artery disease, stroke, diabetes, heart failure, COPD, cancer, chronic renal disease, aspirin and statin use. Not adjusted for sex when sex stratified analysis was performed. CVD, cardiovascular disease. HDL, high-density lipoprotein. LDL, low-density lipoprotein. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease