Table 2.
Presence of each individual metabolic risk factor percentage within sex stratified by race/ethnic group
| Waist ≥90th percentile NHANES |
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl |
HDL cholesterol ≤40 mg/dl |
High blood pressure: systolic ≥130 mmHg or diastolic ≥85 mmHg |
Fasting glucose ≥100 mg/dl |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Male | ||||||||||
| Black | 112 (79) | 30 (21) | 138 (97) | 4 (3) | 112 (79) | 30 (21) | 114 (80) | 28 (20) | 67 (47) | 75 (53) |
| Hispanic | 272 (75) | 93 (25) | 329 (90) | 36 (10) | 217 (59) | 148 (41) | 320 (88) | 45 (12) | 140 (38) | 225 (62) |
| White | 99 (84) | 19 (16) | 107 (91) | 11 (9) | 64 (54) | 54 (46) | 98 (83) | 20 (17) | 55 (47) | 63 (53) |
| P = 0.0337 | P = 0.0012 | P < 0.0001 | P = 0.066 | P = 0.0513 | ||||||
| Female | ||||||||||
| Black | 188 (84) | 37 (16) | 225 (100) | 0 (0) | 201 (89) | 24 (11) | 215 (96) | 10 (4) | 182 (81) | 43 (19) |
| Hispanic | 355 (74) | 124 (26) | 436 (91) | 43 (9) | 348 (73) | 131 (27) | 450 (94) | 29 (6) | 330 (69) | 149 (31) |
| White | 107 (86) | 17 (14) | 120 (97) | 4 (3) | 97 (78) | 27 (22) | 119 (96) | 5 (4) | 93 (75) | 31 (25) |
| P = 0.0065 | P = * | P < 0.0001 | P = 0.1485 | P = 0.1055 | ||||||
| Total | 1,133 (78) | 320 (22) | 1,355 (93) | 98 (7) | 1,039 (72) | 414 (28) | 1,316 (91) | 137 (9) | 867 (60) | 586 (40) |
Data are n (%). P values represent tests for ethnic/racial differences within sex in the proportion of participants classified with and without the IDF-defined metabolic syndrome.
*
Model could not be assessed due to an empty cell.