Table 4.

Correlations Between Metabolic Syndrome Components and Surrogate Measures of Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

	Pearson's r (P value)
Surrogate	WC	SBP	DBP	Triglycerides	HDL	Fasting glucose
Fasting insulin	0.58	0.28	0.04	0.39	−0.26	0.28
	(<0.01)	(<0.01)	(0.20)	(<0.01)	(<0.01)	(<0.01)
HbA1c	0.06	0.06	−0.09	0.01	0.03	0.25
	(0.07)	(0.01)	(<0.01)	(0.84)	(0.36)	(<0.01)
hsCRP	0.42	0.14	0.00	0.14	−0.12	0.02
	(<0.01)	(<0.01)	(0.91)	(0.02)	(<0.01)	(0.59)
Uric acid	0.45	0.33	−0.00	0.30	−0.35	0.20
	(<0.01)	(<0.01)	(0.96)	(<0.01)	(<0.01)	(<0.01)

Abbreviations: WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; ATP, Adult Treatment Panel III; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.