Table 2. Number, incidence rate, and hazard ratio for cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction or stroke) Stratified by non-HDL and LDL cholesterol.

Variables		No. of patients	No. of event	Duration, person-years	Rate, events per 1,000 person-years	Non-adjusted	Model 1	Model 2
Non-HDL cholesterol
	Q1	959,579	14,927	8,773,254	1.70	1 (Ref.)	1 (Ref.)	1 (Ref.)
	Q2	986,931	19,105	9,038,909	2.11	1.242 (1.215–1.269)	1.050 (1.027–1.072)	1.074 (1.051–1.097)
	Q3	965,906	23,255	8,835,420	2.63	1.547 (1.515–1.579)	1.174 (1.150–1.199)	1.188 (1.164–1.213)
	Q4	953,950	31,226	8,684,464	3.60	2.113 (2.072–2.155)	1.491 (1.462–1.520)	1.456 (1.427–1.486)
p for trend						<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
LDL cholesterol
	Q1	976,661	19,187	8,904,531	2.15	1 (Ref.)	1 (Ref.)	1 (Ref.)
	Q2	975,502	18,776	8,936,121	2.10	0.974 (0.955–0.994)	0.942 (0.923–0.961)	1.008 (0.988–1.029)
	Q3	934,272	21,091	8,553,002	2.47	1.144 (1.121–1.166)	1.008 (0.988–1.028)	1.091 (1.069–1.113)
	Q4	979,931	29,459	8,938,393	3.30	1.528 (1.501–1.556)	1.196 (1.174–1.218)	1.281 (1.257–1.306)
p for trend						<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Model 1: adjusted for age and sex.

Model 2: adjusted for age and sex, alcohol consumption, regular physical activity, body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, and statin use.

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.