Table I.

 Ethnic Group Comparison of Metabolic Syndrome Components by Sex for NHANES (1999–2006) (n=208) and Miami (n=208) Samples

	Male							Female
	National (n=98)			Miami (n=98)			P Value	National (n=110)			Miami (n=110)			P Value
	No.	Mean	SD	No.	Mean	SD		No.	Mean	SD	No.	Mean	SD
Non‐Hispanic blacka
Age, y	20	14.15	2.08	20	14.15	2.08	1.000	35	14.57	2.02	35	14.57	2.02	1.000
PBMI	20	99.65	0.75	20	99.80	0.70	.515	35	99.51	0.56	35	99.83	0.45	.012
SBP, mm Hg	17	120.71	9.84	13	132.31	12.98	.009	24	111.54	10.24	22	124.46	13.74	.001
DBP, mm Hg	17	66.71	12.48	13	76.85	7.61	.015	24	65.13	7.95	22	73.68	9.92	.002
Glucose, mg/dL	15	97.34	8.93	16	86.44	8.05	.001	26	91.17	9.65	32	93.19	42.01	.793
HDL, mg/dL	19	44.42	9.64	12	49.83	8.85	.127	35	48.26	10.14	31	46.13	11.02	.416
Triglycerides, mg/dL	15	109.93	58.87	12	93.92	56.08	.480	26	81.77	36.86	33	112.36	87.20	.075
Hispanicb
Age, y	78	13.77	1.71	78	13.77	1.71	1.000	75	14.69	1.80	75	14.69	1.80	1.000
PBMI	78	98.72	1.15	78	99.28	1.27	.004	75	98.55	1.41	75	99.17	1.60	.012
SBP, mm Hg	70	116.76	10.47	58	126.95	13.49	<.001	64	113.55	8.72	51	119.77	13.02	.004
DBP, mm Hg	69	60.25	11.27	58	73.60	9.79	<.001	64	62.14	9.03	51	74.16	9.22	<.001
Glucose, mg/dL	42	98.50	8.01	57	85.42	10.89	<.001	43	91.72	7.25	67	84.94	11.35	<.001
HDL, mg/dL	73	42.43	9.26	57	40.46	8.92	.224	72	42.97	8.76	57	42.68	8.34	.850
Triglycerides, mg/dL	41	144.37	89.00	57	145.60	81.67	.944	43	139.81	102.53	57	113.53	62.74	.142

Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; PBMI, body mass index percentile; SBP, systolic blood pressure. ^aNational (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [NHANES]) sample non‐Hispanic black=African American/not of Caribbean decent; Miami sample non‐Hispanic black=self‐identified Caribbean black. ^bNational (NHANES) sample Hispanic=Mexican American, Miami sample Hispanic=self‐identified Latin, of South or Central American origin, or Cuban, Puerto Rican, or Dominican.