High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and mortality hazard ratios. Mortality hazard ratios for men and women combined with 95% confidence bands adjusted for sex, age, calendar period, smoking, total cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, educational duration, physical activity and illness. CVD, cardiovascular disease. To convert high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0259. Note: not common scale on Y-axes