Fig. 1

Flowchart for participants selection. The outliers of Log₁₀(OGT) were defined as Log₁₀(OGT) being outside the mean ± 3 standard deviations of the study population. CVD: Cardiovascular diseases. PEACE-MPP: Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Million Persons Project. OGT: O-GlcNAc transferase