Fig. 1

Association of high vs. low EAT to risk of CVD and all-cause mortality. Kaplan–Meyer proportional hazards plot of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and risk of the composite end-point CVD or mortality in patients with EAT levels below the median (low EAT) group (blue) and above the median (high EAT) group (green). Hazard ratio (HR) 1.46 confidence interval (CI) 1.13; 1.88, p = 0.004 in the total population (a), HR 1.54 confidence interval (CI) 1.15; 2.10, p = 0.004 in men (b) and in women (c) HR: 1.22, CI 0.72; 2.06, p = 0.46