Table 4.

Relationship between LDL-C, HDL-C and TG levels and risk of death.

Lipids	Hazard Ratio, 95% CI
LDL-C, mg/dl	p for nonlinearity = .0006
50	1.40 (1.12–1.74)
100	Ref
150	1.39 (1.11–1.75)
200	2.47 (1.43–4.28)
HDL-C, mg/dl	p for nonlinearity = .0007
20	1.67 (1.31–2.13)
30	1.13 (.92–1.39)
40	Ref
50	1.04 (.92–1.17)
60	1.14 (.84–1.54)
TG, mg/dl	p for nonlinearity = .145
50	.68 (.44–1.03)
100	Ref
150	1.16 (1.02–1.32)
200	1.21 (.96–1.52)
300	1.28 (1.00–1.65)
LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, CI: confidence interval