Figure 1. Sex hormone concentrations by number of prevalent and incident metabolic syndrome components – results from cross-sectional and prospective studies.

Multivariable adjusted means and 95% confidence intervals for sex hormone concentrations by number of prevalent and incident metabolic syndrome components and the P value for linear trend. Abbreviations: SHBG  =  sex hormone-binding globulin. Means are adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity.