Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in Central and South American Immigrant Residents of the Washington, DC, Area

Table 1

Background characteristics of the Central and South American subjects by gender¹.

		Male		Female
Age (years)	338		704
≤34 (%)	114	34^2	237	34^2
35–44 (%)	96	28^2	166	24^2
45–54 (%)	66	20^2	173	25^2
55–64 (%)	46	14^2	90	13^2
≥65 (%)	16	5^2	38	5^2
Weight (kg)	331		701
Height (cm)	323		688
BMI (kg/m^2)	323		688
SBP (mmHg)	336		703
DBP (mmHg)	336		703
TC (mg/dL)	332		694
HDL-C (mg/dL)	332		694
LDL-C (mg/dL)	320		684
TG (mg/dL)	331		691
FPG (mg/dL)	329		686

are mean ± SD, unless otherwise specified. are percentages (%). different from men; BMI, Body Mass Index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC, Total Cholesterol; HDL, High Density Lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides; FPG, fasting plasma glucose.