HRs and 95% CIs for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality according to spline eGFR and categorical albuminuria (ACR: <30 [black], 30-299 [green], and ≥300 [red] mg/g; dipstick: −/± [black], + [green], and ≥++ [red]) with their interaction terms adjusted for age, gender, race, CVD history, systolic blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, and total cholesterol. The reference was eGFR 95 ml/min/1·73 m2 plus ACR <30 mg/g or dipstick −/±. Dots represent statistically significant and triangles represent not significant. The estimated HR and 95% CI at eGFR 120 with dipstick ≥++ for CVD mortality were omitted, since only two studies contributed to reliable estimation. To convert ACR in mg/g to mg/mmol multiply 0.113.