Table 5.

Correlation of MetS components

	Waist circumference	Triglycerides	HDL cholesterol	Systolic blood pressure	Diastolic blood pressure	Glucose	MetS
Men (n = 1,609)
Waist circumference	1.00
Triglycerides	0.20	1.00
HDL cholesterol	−0.28	−0.43	1.00
Systolic blood pressure	0.15	0.08	−0.03	1.00
Diastolic blood pressure	0.22	0.11	−0.05	0.53	1.00
Glucose	0.16	0.15	−0.16	0.11	−0.05	1.00
MetS	0.47	0.46	−0.45	0.33	0.26	0.29	1.00
Women (n = 783)
Waist circumference	1.00
Triglycerides	0.36	1.00
HDL cholesterol	−0.33	−0.44	1.00
Systolic blood pressure	0.20	0.16	−0.06	1.00
Diastolic blood pressure	0.24	0.15	−0.11	0.55	1.00
Glucose	0.32	0.23	−0.23	0.16	0.09	1.00
MetS	0.57	0.50	−0.45	0.34	0.26	0.41	1.00