Is non-HDL-cholesterol a better predictor of long-term outcome in patients after acute myocardial infarction compared to LDL-cholesterol? : a retrospective study

Table 3 Individual relationships and direct pairwise comparison of LDL-C and non-HDL-C and time to the first major adverse cardiovascular events

Variables	Adjusted hazard ratio^a	95% CI	P-value	Adjusted hazard ratio^b	95% CI	P-value
LDL-C <70 mg/dl	1.00			1.00
LDL-C 70–100 mg/dl	0.98	0.57–1.60	0.934	0.74	0.39–1.40	0.350
LDL-C >100 mg/dl	1.02	0.56–1.84	0.956	0.42	0.18–0.98	0.046
Non-HDL-C <100 mg/dl	1.00			1.00
Non-HDL-C 100–130 mg/dl	1.10	0.65–1.85	0.715	1.40	0.74–2.65	0.304
Non-HDL-C >130 mg/dl	1.75	1.02–3.00	0.04	3.15	1.46–6.80	0.003

^aIndividual relationships of LDL-C, non-HDL-C and time to the first major adverse cardiovascular events calculated by a Cox proportional hazard model with adjustment for age, sex and comorbidities
^bDirect pairwise comparison of LDL-C, non-HDL-C and time to the first major adverse cardiovascular events calculated by a Cox proportional hazard model with adjustment for age, sex and comorbidities

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