Table 2.

Incident metabolic syndrome reported as number of cases per 100 person years

Race/Ethnicity	Total Observations in Person years	# Cases	% Incidence Rate (95% CI)
Caucasian	2989	123	4.12 (3.40 - 4.83)
African American	1482	67	4.52 (3.46 - 5.58)
Hispanic	329	29	8.81 (5.75 - 11.88)
Chinese	728	17	2.34 (1.24 - 3.43)
Japanese	768	21	2.73 (1.58 - 3.89)
Full Sample	6296	257	4.08 (3.59 - 4.57)

Note: The incidence rate is significantly different across ethnic groups, P<0.001. Chinese and Hispanic women are significantly different from Caucasian women at α=0.05 level.