Fig. 2.

All-cause mortality risk (2a) and proportion of subjects with both high blood pressure and hyperglycemia (2b) in different BMI categories for subjects with the metabolic syndrome, stratified by age. The hazard ratios shown in 2A were derived from Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for gender, age, education level, smoking status, physical activity, and drinking status. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01