Standardized hazards ratios for an incident cardiovascular outcome.

<p>Models 1 and 2 were adjusted for gender, smoking status, LDL-cholesterol, fibrinogen, hypertension and diabetes. In addition , in model 2 Pbac was included.</p

Characteristics of the D.E.S.I.R. study population, mean ± SD, geometric ^*/÷ e^SD or n(%), according to presence of incident cardiovascular events during the 9 year follow-up.

*<p>Log transformed for analysis.</p>‡<p>Eubac denotes 16S ribosomal DNA gene sequences, common to the vast majority of the bacteria phyla.</p>§<p>Pbac denotes 16S ribosomal DNA gene sequences that belongs to the Proteobacteria phylum.</p

Adjusted Hazard ratio of having primary cardiovascular outcome by tertiles of Eubacteria (Eubac) and Proteobacteria (Pbac).

<p>Adjusted Hazard ratio of having primary cardiovascular outcome by tertiles of Eubacteria (Eubac) and Proteobacteria (Pbac).</p

Major cardiovascular risk factors by tertiles of Proteobacteria (Pbac).

<p>Major cardiovascular risk factors by tertiles of Proteobacteria (Pbac).</p

Proteobacteria phylum within blood microbiota.

<p>Box and wisker plot, showing medians (dot in middle of box, quartiles at end of box, and as wiskers the extremes), of Eucbacteria: 16S ribosomal DNA gene sequences common to the vast majority of bacteria phyla (Eubac) according to Pbac: 16S ribosomal DNA sequences that belong to the Proteobacteria phylum (both variables are log transformed).</p

Major cardiovascular risk factors by tertiles of Eubacteria (Eubac).

<p>Major cardiovascular risk factors by tertiles of Eubacteria (Eubac).</p