Table 3.

Factor loadings for single latent variable model of metabolic syndrome in women and men

	Unstandardized (95%CI)		Standardized (95%CI)
	Women	Men	Women	Men
Variable
Waist	1	1	.46 (.42−.50)	.53 (.47−.59)
SBP	1.32 (1.15−1.48)	0.68 (.57−.78)*	.48 (.45−.51)	.34 (.29−.39)
DBP	0.55 (.47−.62)	0.65 (.57−.74)	.34 (.30−.38)	.45 (.40−.50)
Triglycerides	0.20 (.18−.23)	0.21 (.17−.24)	.60 (.56−.64)	.60 (.55−.65)
HDL-C	−0.18 (−.27−−.09)	−0.20 (−.30− −.10)	−.09 (−.15− −.04)	−.13 (−.19− −.07)
Glucose	0.066 (.06−.07)	0.052 (.04−.06)	.48 (.44−.52)	.41 (.37−.45)

Note: Waist circumference was used to set the metric for the latent variable with a loading of 1. SBP = systolic blood pressure. DBP = diastolic blood pressure. HDL-C= high density lipoprotein cholesterol.

^*= p < .05 for sex difference.