Fig. 2

Association between different stages of CKM syndrome and CVD risk. All models adjusted for age, sex, employment status, income levels, education, physical activity, diet, healthy sleep score, smoking status and alcohol consumption. Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; P, P value; Ref., reference group for each outcome; MACE, major adverse cardiovascular events; CKM, cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic. Note: * indicates statistical significance at α = 0.05; ** indicates statistical significance after Bonferroni correction (α = 0.05/3)