NPPB and metabolic syndrome: Among all participants, NT-proBNP was associated with elevated LAVI (odds ratio [OR]: 1.79 per SD increment in NT-proBNP [95% CI: 1.31–2.44]; p < 0.001), following adjustment for age, sex at birth, race/ethnicity, education, pack-years of smoking in 5 years preceding CMR, hazardous alcohol use, dyslipidemia, systolic blood pressure, blood pressure-lowering therapy, diabetes, history of CVD, and HIV infection.