Fig. 1. GAM plots demonstrating univariable associations of hs-CRP with systolic and diastolic blood pressure in 46–49 years old women and men in the Hordaland Health Study.

The solid lines indicate blood pressure and the shaded areas 95% confidence intervals. Density plots indicate distributions, and the vertical white lines indicate the 5th, 20th, 50th, 80th and 95th percentiles of hs-CRP. CRP high-sensitive C-reactive protein.