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Figure 1 Overall effect of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) on cardiovascular outcomes and mortality. Point estimates of hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals. Both unadjusted and covariate adjusted p values are shown. The covariates adjusted for included age, race (white and black), gender (male and female), smoking (never, past, and current), marital status (married, widow, and other), site (Memphis and Pittsburgh), and the presence of diabetes at baseline.