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Table 2 Association Between High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Events and Mortality (n = 10,266)

From: Lower or higher HDL-C levels are associated with cardiovascular events in the general population in rural China

HDL-C Category, mmol/L

n

CVD Events

(fatal and nonfatal)

Hazard Ratio (95%CI)

CVD events

CVD Deaths

Hazard Ratio (95%CI)

CVD Deaths

< 1.0

1063

70 (6.59)

1.369(1.007–1.861)

29(2.73)

1.840(1.121–3.021)

1.0–1.49

5509

330(5.99)

1.256(1.019–1.548)

116(2.11)

1.317(0.925–1.874)

1.5–1.99

2879

132(4.58)

1.000 (Ref)

47(1.63)

1.000 (Ref)

2.0–2.49

671

44(6.56)

1.466(1.032–2.081)

16(2.38)

1.508(0.849–2.678)

≥2.5

144

9(6.25)

1.044(0.509–2.231)

4(2.78)

1.427(0.509–4.003)

Pcurvilinear trend

  

0.038

 

0.157

  1. Model adjusted for age, sex, smoking (never, ex-smoker, current smoker), physical activity (light, moderate, severe), nutritional status (diet scores), overweight or obesity, hypertension, diabetes, longstanding illness, total cholesterol