FGF-23 is more strongly associated with congestive heart failure compared to atherosclerotic events in overall, incident and definite event analyses. HRs (squares) and 95% CIs (vertical bars) for overall, incident, and definite atherosclerotic (A) and congestive heart failure events (B) by quartiles (Q) of FGF-23. Models are adjusted for demographic variables, kidney function, traditional cardiovascular risk factors, and medications. Q1 served as the reference group for all analyses.