Fig. 5
From: Prognostic significance of diabetes mellitus in patients with atrial fibrillation
Spline curves correlating a all-cause and b cardiovascular mortality with HbA1c levels. Dashed lines are 95% confidence intervals and bars below the x-axes represent the subsequently defined glycemic control zones (Low Risk: green HbA1c levels, and High Risk: red HbA1c levels), based on the HbA1c value, in which HR becomes equal to 1. The HRs were adjusted for age, gender, body-mass index, history of dyslipidemia, smoking history, alcohol consumption history, NT-pro-BNP, CRP, eGFR and hemoglobin stages at discharge. Adjusted HRs are displayed on the y-axes. eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; HR: hazard ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; NT-pro-BNP: N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide