Table 2. Stratified adjusted HR and 95% CI for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events per 1-unit increase. Each stratum contains one MetS individual and two individuals matched on age, sex and time of inclusion.

	Women, 40 years (n=1800)	Women, 50 years (n=5304)	Men, 40 years (n=2691)	Men, 50 years (n=5457)	Matched cohort population(n=15 252)
All-cause mortality
Mean arterial pressure	0.99ns (0.81 to 1.20)	1.12*** (1.05 to 1.20)	1.18* (1.02 to 1.37)	1.20*** (1.13 to 1.28)	1.16*** (1.11 to 1.21)
Metabolic syndrome	0.90ns (0.57 to 1.41)	1.40*** (1.19 to 1.63)	1.37* (1.02 to 1.84)	1.22** (1.07 to 1.39)	1.27*** (1.16 to 1.40)
Factor 1 blood pressure	1.00ns (0.79 to 1.26)	1.22*** (1.12 to 1.34)	1.24** (1.05 to 1.46)	1.30*** (1.20 to 1.40)	1.24*** (1.17 to 1.31)
Factor 2 cholesterol	0.90ns (0.71 to 1.14)	1.11* (1.03 to 1.20)	1.26** (1.07 to 1.49)	1.07ns (1.00 to 1.15)	1.09*** (1.04 to 1.15)
Factor 3 blood glucose	1.18ns (0.97 to 1.42)	1.23*** (1.14 to 1.32)	1.06ns (0.93 to 1.21)	1.13*** (1.06 to 1.21)	1.16*** (1.11 to 1.21)
Cardiovascular event
Mean arterial pressure	1.35*** (1.15 to 1.57)	1.15*** (1.08 to 1.22)	1.26*** (1.13 to 1.40)	1.19*** (1.13 to 1.26)	1.19*** (1.15 to 1.23)
Metabolic syndrome	1.84*** (1.29 to 2.63)	1.39*** (1.20 to 1.61)	1.67*** (1.35 to 2.07)	1.29*** (1.15 to 1.44)	1.39*** (1.28 to 1.50)
Factor 1 blood pressure	1.46*** (1.21 to 1.77)	1.24*** (1.14 to 1.35)	1.28*** (1.13 to 1.44)	1.27*** (1.18 to 1.36)	1.26*** (1.20 to 1.32)
Factor 2 cholesterol	1.30** (1.08 to 1.58)	1.17*** (1.08 to 1.26)	1.30*** (1.15 to 1.46)	1.19*** (1.12 to 1.27)	1.20*** (1.15 to 1.25)
Factor 3 blood glucose	1.15ns (0.96 to 1.37)	1.14*** (1.06 to 1.23)	1.06ns (0.95 to 1.18)	1.08* (1.02 to 1.15)	1.10*** (1.06 to 1.15)

Adjusted hazard ratioHR MAP, MetS and Ffactors 1_–3.

Data presented with adjusted HRs for 1-unit increase. Adjusted for: smoking, education, single household, body mass index and hip circumference. * p, ** p, *** p=, -significant.

*p<0.05.

**p<0.01.

***p= <0.001.

nsnon-significant