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. 2016 May 5;11(5):e0154900. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154900

Fig 2. Risk of CVD event (Hazard Ratio) according to NLR distribution.

Fig 2

NLR was modeled by cubic spline (solid line) with three knots in Cox regression model adjusted for age, sex, intravenous drug use, diabetes and tobacco smoking as fixed covariates, and CD4 cell count, antiretroviral therapy, presence of hypertension, SBP, total cholesterol and HDL as time dependent covariates. The reference value is 1.2. The 95% confidence intervals are shown as dashed lines. Vertical axes have a logarithmic scale. Abbreviations: NLR, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; HDL, high density lipoprotein.