Fig. 3

Potential impact of modifiable factors on educational inequalities in mean age of onset of MetS between ages 18 and 65

*Note: The bars show the difference in the mean age of onset of MetS between individuals with low and high education under different counterfactual conditions. Larger values indicate earlier age of onset amongst individuals with low education. The percentages shown on the bars represent the percentage reduction under the given counterfactual. The incidence rates for the simulation were estimated using 79,829 individuals (60.7% female), and the recovery rates were estimated using 13,420 individuals (48.0% female)