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The metabolic syndrome (MS) two-factor model (Model 2). MS factor 1 (MSF1) is represented by HDL and triglyceride (log TG), and MS factor 2 (MSF2) by waist circumstance (Waist), fasting glucose (log Glu) and systolic blood pressure (SBP). Periodontal disease is represented by mean PD and %BOP. “Medicine 1” indicates anti-hyperlipidemic drug use and “Medicine 2” is anti-hypertensive drug or anti-diabetes drug use. The e1–e7 and r1–r4 designators refer to error terms and residual terms.
