Take home figure.

Association between low compared to high education and cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular death after 14-year follow-up. Association between educational attainment and cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular death after 14-year follow-up in men and women without and with cardiometabolic disease with % excess risk explained by income and job strain. HR (95% CI) for low compared to high educational attainment adjusted for age, migration background, family type, and health services use in Step 1 and further adjusted for income and job strain in Step 2. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.