Table 2.

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in African Americans vs Hispanics[17]

	AA	H	P value
Percentage MetS	19	33	< 0.0001
% Diabetes	17	17	NS
Mean HDL	53	47	< 0.0001
Mean TG	107	160	< 0.0001
Mean BMI	31	29	0.008

AA: African Americans; H: Hispanics; MetS: Metabolic syndrome; HDL: High-density lipoprotein (mg%); TG: Triglyceride (mg%); BMI: Body mass index.