Fig. 5

Subcategory of cause-specific mortality by HDL cholesterol on continuous scales. Model was adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, systolic blood pressure, BMI, 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. Solid green lines and shaded areas are hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for CVD mortality subcategory. Solid red lines and shaded areas are hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for non-CVD mortality subcategory