FIGURE 2.

Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals of uric acid age-specific quartiles for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Multivariable Cox analysis adjusted for sex, hypertension, creatinine (mg/dl), total cholesterol (mg/dl), alcohol use, diuretic use, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, heart failure. Division points for quartiles: 4.2, 5.1 and 6.0 mg/dl in participants aged 65–74 years, with the lowest quartile as reference; 4.3, 5.2 and 6.2 mg/dl in participants aged 75+ years, with the second quartile as reference. UA, uric acid.