Table 3 Risk of ESRD and all-cause mortality by HDL-C category and each 0.1 mmol increase of HDL-C

 Low HDL-C

1.01 (0.61, 1.68)

0.958

0.93 (0.48, 1.80)

0.828^a

0.93 (0.46, 1.90)

0.847

 Intermediate HDL-C

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

 High HDL-C

0.64 (0.29, 1.41)

0.266

1.06 (0.40, 2.82)

0.902^a

0.97 (0.35, 2.68)

0.959

 Per 0.1 mmol/L increase

0.98 (0.93, 1.03)

0.368

1.02 (0.95, 1.09)

0.551^a

1.01 (0.94, 1.10)

0.743

 Low HDL-C

1.94 (1.17, 3.20)

0.010

2.21 (1.13, 4.35)

0.021^b

2.16 (1.06, 4.40)

0.033

 Intermediate HDL-C

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

 High HDL-C

0.51 (0.19, 1.35)

0.172

0.58 (0.16, 2.10)

0.406^b

0.62 (0.17, 2.26)

0.464

 Per 0.1 mmol/L increase

0.90 (0.85, 0.95)

<0.001

0.88 (0.82, 0.95)

0.001^b

0.88 (0.81, 0.96)

0.005