Table 4:

Factor loadings for metabolic syndrome components in exploratory factor analysis using varimax rotation by BMI and age groups

Components	Body Mass Index (BMI), kg/m2							Age group (yr)
	Normal		Overweight		Obese			40–49		50–59		60–70
	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 1	Factor 2
SBP, mm/Hg	0.939	0.016	0.944	−0.018	0.946	0.020	0.113	0.940	−0.021	0.935	−0.019	0.926	−0.013
mm/Hg DBP,	0.937	0.018	0.942	−0.018	0.956	−0.004	0.062	0.943	−0.025	0.943	−0.011	0.935	−0.003
WC, cm	0.380	0.397	0.275	0.221	0.196	−0.07	0.441	0.488	0.302	0.433	0.290	0.346	0.367
TG, mg/dL	0.018	0.802	0.040	0.786	0.018	0.799	0.187	0.067	0.803	0.054	0.795	0.057	0.769
mg/dL HDL,	0.116	−0.689	0.050	−0.693	0.009	−0.818	0.167	0.040	−0.732	0.035	−0.701	0.058	−0.646
FBS, mg/dL	0.127	0.385	0.079	0.461	−0.074	0.116	0.893	0.065	0.344	0.093	0.445	0.031	0.525
Eigen values	1.98	1.37	1.87	1.35	1.89	1.34	1.004	2.05	1.35	2.00	1.36	1.89	1.38
Variance explained	33.05	22.91	31.18	22.55	31.63	22.48	16.72	34.25	22.62	33.42	22.74	31.60	23.02
Cumulative variance	55.96		53.73		70.83			56.87		56.16		54.62

Abbreviations: WC, waist circumference; FBS, fasting blood sugar; TG; Triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure

Factor loads higher than 0.3 are bolded