Fig. 3

Combined association of CKM stages and CVH status with the risk of incident CVD events. A HRs (95% CI) of incident CVD events for the combination of CKM stage and CVH strata, compared with participants in CKM stage 0 with optimal CVH. B HRs (95% CI) for incident CVD events for participants with CKM syndrome in relation to the number of optimal CVH metrics, compared with participants in CKM stage 0. HRs were adjusted for age, sex, and educational attainment (< 9 years vs. ≥ 9 years)