Geometric mean (95% confidence interval)¹ levels of the AS index according to baseline BMI and subjects' history of myocardial infarction, stroke, hypertension and/or diabetes at baseline and at follow-up/death.

1From Generalized Linear Model with adjustment for age, gender (in total subjects), and serum homocysteine. 2Generalized Linear Modeling was performed on ranks (as opposed to actual values) of AS, with adjustment for age, gender (in total subjects), and serum homocysteine. All p-values are two-sided. 3ICD9 codes on death certificates are: Myocardial infarction = 402 (hypertensive heart disease), 410 (acute myocardial infarction), 411 (other acute and subacute ischemic heart disease), 412 (old myocardial infarction), 413 (angina), 414 (other forms of chronic heart disease), 427 (cardiac dysrhythmia), and 428 (heart failure). Stroke = 430–438. Diabetes = 250. Hypertension = 401 (essential or primary hypertension), 402 (hypertensive heart disease), 403 (hypertensive renal disease), 404 (hypertensive heart and renal disease), and 405 (secondary hypertension).