Baseline characteristics in the total population with and without the presence of MetS and in MetS patients according to clinical endpoints.

Values are mean (SD) or number (proportions) if not otherwise stated. SD: standard deviation, MI: myocardial infarction, BMI: body mass index, HDL: high density lipoprotein.ap-values refer to differences between patients with and without Mets,bp-values refer to differences between MetS patients with and without clinical endpoint.cMedian levels (25, 75 percentiles).Baseline characteristics in the total population with and without the presence of MetS and in MetS patients according to clinical endpoints.