Figure 2.

Estimated urinary sodium excretion and death or major cardiovascular disease (A), all-cause death (B) and major cardiovascular disease alone (C). Urinary sodium to creatinine concentration ratio and death or major cardiovascular disease (D), all-cause death (E), and major cardiovascular disease alone (F). Results are from restricted cubic splines logistic-regression modeling, including age, sex, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, diabetes, educational level, alcohol consumption, past cardiovascular events, and country. Major cardiovascular disease refers to myocardial infarction, stroke, or heart failure.