Hazard risks (HR (95% confidence interval), 1 SD increase in ln2 variable) of first-time incidence of myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke during follow-up as predicted by continuous YKL-40 levels and 4^th quartile YKL-40 values.

*<p>Adjustments: age, gender, smoking, WHR, hypertension, baseline diabetes, baseline angina pectoris, total cholesterol, HDL, CRP, NT-proBNP, UACR.</p>†<p>Adjustments: age, gender, smoking, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, baseline diabetes, baseline IHD, total cholesterol, HDL, CRP, NT-proBNP, UACR.</p>‡<p>Adjustments: age, gender, smoking, WHR, hypertension, baseline diabetes, total cholesterol, HDL, CRP, NT-proBNP, UACR.