Fig. 2

Association between serum carotenoids with mortality among MetS patients in weighted cox regression model. Model 1: Unadjusted. Model 2: Adjusted for age, gender, race, BMI, PA, smoking, drinking, comorbidity status, HEI, and supplement use. Model 3: Adjusted for confounding factors in Model 2 and medication use. BMI: body mass index. PA: physical activity. HEI: healthy eating index