Table 3.

The Transition Intensities Estimated by the Multistate Model

Original States	Follow-Up States				Mean Sojourn Time (Years) (95% CI)
	FMD	MMD	SMD	MetS
FMD	−0.19	0.10	0.06	0.03	5.26(4.80–5.89)
MMD	0.03	−0.16	0.08	0.05	6.25(5.74–6.62)
SMD	0.01	0.06	−0.17	0.10	5.88(5.54–6.28)
MetS	<0.01	0.02	0.06	−0.08	12.50(11.94–13.74)

Abbreviations: FMD, free of metabolic disorder; MMD, mild metabolic disorder; SMD, severe metabolic disorder; MetS, metabolic syndrome.