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Table IV.

HRs for Incident HF by Combined Categories of Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammatory Markers (Excluding DM, N=1684)

MS	Inflammatory Marker^a	CRP		Fibrinogen
MS	Inflammatory Marker^a	N	Adjusted HR (95% CI)^b	No.	Adjusted HR (95% CI)^b
No	No	594	1 (referent)	610	1 (referent)
No	Yes	131	1.19 (0.44–3.23)	111	0.96 (0.32–2.86)
Yes	No	714	0.94 (0.50–1.75)	740	0.86 (0.46–1.60)
Yes	Yes	205	2.02 (0.95–4.31)	169	1.75 (0.83–3.72)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; DM, diabetes mellitus; HF, heart failure; HR, hazard ratio; MS, metabolic syndrome. ^aInflammatory markers: C‐reactive protein (CRP) or fibrinogen >75% percentile (CRP ≥7 mg/dL; fibrinogen ≥398 mg/dL). ^bAdjusted for age, sex, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, smoking, and estimated glomerular filtration rate.