FIGURE 2. Demographic adjusted curves for cause-specific mortality by baseline serum bicarbonate strata (< 22 mEq/L, 22 – 26 mEq/L and > 26 mEq/L). (A) All-cause mortality (B) Cardiovascular mortality (C) Cancer mortality.
Analysis was done using Kaplan-Meier method accounting for complex survey design. P-values are of Log-Rank (Mantel-Cox) test.