Study sample diagram and main results after an average follow-up of 10.6 years.

<p>BMI: body mass index; CI, confidence interval; CVD: cardiovascular disease.</p

Hazard ratios of predictor variables for outcomes.

<p>Adj. HR: adjusted hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; CVD: cardiovascular disease; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BMI: body mass index. Control variables in all models were age, gender, diabetes, hypertension, smoking status, personal history of cardiovascular disease, hypercholesterolemia, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol/triglycerides ratio and BMI.</p><p>Hazard ratios of predictor variables for outcomes.</p

Characteristics of the participants who were and were not lost to follow-up.

<p>Quantitative variables are summarized through mean and standard deviation (SD). Categorical variables are expressed as percentages.</p><p>SBP: systolic blood pressure; DPB: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; IHD: ischemic heart disease; CVD: cardiovascular diseases; HDL: high-density lipoprotein.</p><p>Characteristics of the participants who were and were not lost to follow-up.</p

Calibration data in risk tertiles.

<p>Mean predicted CVR (%) with the D’Agostino function versus actual events over 10.6 years of follow-up in risk tertiles (3.a women and 3.b men).</p