Table 3 Adjusted HR of number of MS components associated with CVD

0 component

17

5.56

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1 component*

62

10.25

1.82 (1.07–3.11)

1.49 (0.87–2.55)

2 components*

85

15.02

2.86 (1.70–4.82)

1.76 (1.03–2.99)

3 components*

60

17.96

3.58 (2.09–6.13)

1.89 (1.08–3.29)

4 components*

36

24.66

5.68 (3.19–10.12)

2.56 (1.41–4.65)

5 components*

18

37.50

8.59 (4.43–16.67)

4.25 (2.16–8.39)

P for trend

< 0.001

< 0.001