Table 3 Association Between High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Events and Mortality after removal of participants with existing CVD at baseline (n = 9455)
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 | 950 | 52(5.47) | 1.439(1.011–2.049) | 19(2.00) | 1.759(0.972–3.184) |
1.0–1.49 | 5063 | 269(5.31) | 1.377(1.087–1.744) | 88(1.74) | 1.371(0.916–2.053) |
1.5–1.99 | 2674 | 103(3.85) | 1.000 (Ref) | 37(1.38) | 1.000 (Ref) |
2.0–2.49 | 631 | 37(5.86) | 1.509(1.024–2.224) | 13(2,06) | 1.532(0.808–2.905) |
≥2.5 | 137 | 8(5.84) | 1.228(0.595–2.534) | 4(2,92) | 1.696(0.598–4.808) |
Pcurvilinear trend | 0.012 | 0.115 |