Research Article
Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in Central and South American Immigrant Residents of the Washington, DC, Area
Table 4
Number of subjects and prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome components in Central and South Americans by BMI category.
| | MetS component | Number and percent of subjects | | Normal | Overweight | Obese | value | | 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 | ≥30.0 kg/m2 |
| | High FPG (100 mg/dl) | 29 (13%) | 70 (16%) | 95 (28%) | <0.0001 | | Low HDL (<40 mg/dl | 43 (20%) | 101 (23%) | 136 (39%) | <0.0001 | | Low HDL (<50 mg/dl | 91 (41%) | 249 (57%) | 248 (71%) | <0.0001 | | High TG (150 mg/dl) | 37 (17%) | 158 (36%) | 173 (50%) | <0.0001 | | SBP (≥130 mmHg) | 34 (16%) | 94 (22%) | 105 (30%) | 0.0001 | | DBP (≥85 mmHg) | 13 (6%) | 33 (8%) | 63 (18%) | <0.0001 | | HTN (130/85 mmHg) | 34 (16%) | 100 (23%) | 114 (33%) | <0.0001 |
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Data are (%). HDL (<40 mg/dl): males. HDL (<50 mg/dl): females. FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL, high density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HTN, hypertension.
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