Figure 2. PFV and the Risk of HF Adjusted for Abdominal Fat Depots.

Elevated PFV was associated with a greater risk of HF after adjustment for abdominal fat depots in multivariable models. *High PFV was defined as ≥70 cm³ in women and ≥120 cm³ in men. †Hazard ratios are shown on a logarithmic scale. Vertical bars denote 95% confidence intervals. ‡Abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat volumes were computed from a total of 6 axial slices, 2 adjacent slices each at the level of L2-L3, L3-L4, and L4-L5 intervertebral disc spaces, in 1,616 (24%) and 1,917 (28%) of 6,785 participants, respectively, on abdominal computed tomographic scans performed at 2.7 ± 0.9 years from the baseline examination. §r denotes correlation coefficient. ||Introduced as a continuous variable in statistical models. #Race, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and vigorous physical activity at baseline. **Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia at baseline and interim myocardial infarction during follow-up. Py = person-years of follow-up; other abbreviations as in Figure 1.