Table 5.

Factor Loadings for a Three-Factor Model of the Metabolic Syndrome Defined by 10 Metabolic Risk Variables Among 2,532 Participants in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (CARDIA) at Baseline and the Year-10 Exam, Overall and by Race-Sex.

	All		Race-Sex Groups
			White Men		White Women		Black Men		Black Women
	Baseline	Year-10	Baseline	Year-10	Baseline	Year-10	Baseline	Year-10	Baseline	Year-10
χ2 d.f.=32	3187.8	3172.1	197.3	259.4	171.4	321.9	124.8	145.3	307.3	325.6
Goodness-of-fit	0.79	0.79	0.95	0.93	0.96	0.92	0.95	0.94	0.92	0.92
Factor 1: Insulin resistance
HOMA-IR	0.74	0.85	1.00	0.94	0.93	0.99	0.99	0.96	0.96	0.97
Fasting glucose	0.58	0.64	0.41	0.58	0.58	0.67	0.62	0.67	0.54	0.60
Uric acid	0.38	0.42	0.07	0.38	0.19	0.31	0.28	0.29	0.21	0.31
Factor 2: Obesity
Waist Circumf.	1.00	1.00	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.00
Waist:Hip	0.71	0.74	0.74	0.77	0.70	0.73	0.61	0.76	0.59	0.69
Triceps skin-fold	0.37	0.43	0.66	0.65	0.75	0.78	0.69	0.73	0.79	0.75
Factor 3: Lipids
Triglycerides	0.57	0.68	0.79	0.92	0.64	0.67	0.62	0.63	0.47	0.61
LDL-C	0.34	0.39	0.40	0.23	0.33	0.30	0.47	0.42	0.29	0.28
HDL-C	−0.55	−0.61	−0.59	−0.62	−0.53	−0.59	−0.40	−0.55	−0.50	−0.50
Systolic BP	0.38	0.36	0.15	0.23	0.29	0.43	0.27	0.27	0.26	0.29

Abbreviations: HOMA-IR, Homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance [(fasting glucose × fasting insulin)/22.5]; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; Systolic BP, systolic blood pressure