Figure 2.
Association between IL (interleukin)-6 levels and the risk of all-cause death, cardiovascular death, and subsequent heart failure hospitalization (restricted cubic spline analysis). A, All-cause death. B, Cardiovascular death. C, Subsequent heart failure hospitalization. Model adjusted for age, female sex, systolic blood pressure, creatinine, body mass index, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, diabetes, myocardial infarction, stroke, prior heart failure hospitalization, and log(B-type natriuretic peptide [BNP]).