Table 4.

Estimated Genetic and Phenotypic Correlations between Metabolic Syndrome Severity Score and Individual Components

Cohort	SBP	WC	LnTG	HDL	FG
Genetic
JHS	0.39 (0.17)	0.87 (0.04)	0.71 (0.06)	−0.56 (0.07)	0.90 (0.05)
PLRS-Blacks	0.27 (0.38) ns	0.83 (0.12) ns	0.47 (0.25) ns	−0.69 (0.24) ns	1.0 ns
PLRS-Whites	0.67 (0.16)	0.77 (0.08)	0.90 (0.05)	−0.71 (0.10)	0.61 (0.13)
TOPS	0.56 (0.10)	0.74 (0.06)	0.71 (0.06)	−0.51 (0.10)	0.49 (0.10)
Phenotypic*
JHS	0.15	0.77	0.54	−0.43	0.80
PLRS-Blacks	0.53	0.82	0.46	−0.50	0.65
PLRS-Whites	0.47	0.74	0.82	−0.67	0.51
TOPS	0.43	0.74	0.68	−0.45	0.55

All correlations significant (p<0.05) unless otherwise noted;

^nsnot significant (p > 0.05)

^*Phenotypic correlations are estimated in SOLAR without SE, so SE is not presented; All correlation coefficients were significant (P < 0.01).

SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; WC: Waist Circumference; LnTG: natural logarithm of Triglycerides, HDL: High Density Lipoprotein; FG: Fasting Glucose; JHS: Jackson Heart Study; PLRS: Princeton Lipid Research Study; TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly