Figure 2
Hazard risk of FABP4 level for all-cause death and cardiovascular death. (A,B) Multivariable Cox proportional hazard analyses with a restricted cubic spline for all-cause death (A) and cardiovascular death (B) by fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) concentration at baseline after adjustment of age and sex during a 12-year follow-up period in all of the subjects. (C) Multivariable Cox proportional hazard analysis with a restricted cubic spline for cardiovascular death by FABP4 concentration at baseline after adjustment of age, sex, body mass index, brain natriuretic peptide and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein as the best-fit model during a 12-year follow-up period in all of the subjects. Solid line: hazard ratio (HR); dashed line: 95% confidence interval. The reference value of FABP4 was 5.3 ng/mL as a minimum value.
