Table 3.

Factor analysis of metabolic components, factors and factor loadings

	Males		Females
MSF1	MSF2	MSF1	MSF2
HDL	0.99	0.02	0.95	−0.10
Log triglycerides	−0.47	0.29	−0.49	0.36
Systolic blood pressure	−0.02	0.64	−0.10	0.63
Waist	−0.35	0.43	−0.11	0.52
Log fasting glucose	−0.09	0.37	−0.20	0.51
% Total variance	38.2	22.6	42.70	20.6
% Cumulative variance	38.2	60.8	42.70	63.3

MSF, MS factor.