Using the clinical cut-points for TC ≥ 6.18, HDL ≤ 1.03, apo(a) ≤ 1.05, apoB ≥ 1.56, TG ≥ 2.26, and Lp(a) ≥ 120, high TG and Lp(a) levels were associated with risk of stroke and high TC, TG, apoB, and Lp(a) levels with risk of MI after multivariable adjustment in comparable strength to quartile analyses mirroring these cut-points (Additional file 9). Here, LPA is linked to stroke disorder.