Table 3 Pearson Correlations of the MetS Components for Taiwanese, Non- Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Blacks and Mexican-Americans

BMI

Taiwanese

0.75*

-0.20*

0.41*

0.23*

0.36*

0.39*

   Rural

0.75*

-0.28*

0.47*

0.28*

0.46*

0.45*

   Urban

0.75*

-0.24*

0.45*

0.27*

0.41*

0.43*

Non- Hispanic White

0.88*

-0.29*

0.30*

0.24*

0.14*

0.10^†

Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.91*

-0.21*

0.32*

0.24*

0.25*

0.11^‡

Mexican-Americans

0.90*

-0.23*

0.37*

0.20*

0.21*

0.19*

WC

Taiwanese

-0.25*

0.46*

0.27*

0.43*

0.44*

   Rural

-0.28*

0.47*

0.28*

0.46*

0.45*

   Urban

-0.24*

0.45*

0.27*

0.41*

0.43*

Non- Hispanic White

-0.36*

0.40*

0.32*

0.20*

0.09^†

Non-Hispanic Blacks

-0.27*

0.41*

0.32*

0.32*

0.18^†

Mexican-Americans

-0.26*

0.43*

0.25*

0.30*

0.15^†

HDL

Taiwanese

-0.41*

-0.08*

-0.11*

-0.12*

   Rural

-0.46*

-0.09*

-0.11*

-0.12*

   Urban

-0.38*

-0.07*

-0.09*

-0.12*

Non- Hispanic White

-0.40*

-0.18*

-0.05

-0.10^†

Non-Hispanic Blacks

-0.32*

-0.18*

-0.01

-0.10^‡

Mexican-Americans

-0.36*

-0.24*

-0.06

-0.07

TG

Taiwanese

0.28*

0.33*

0.34*

   Rural

0.26*

0.32*

0.32*

   Urban

0.28*

0.34*

0.35*

Non- Hispanic White

0.26*

0.15*

0.07^‡

Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.35*

0.22*

0.14^‡

Mexican-Americans

0.27*

0.23*

0.18*

FPG

Taiwanese

0.28*

0.22*

   Rural

0.29*

0.23*

   Urban

0.27*

0.21*

Non- Hispanic White

0.24*

0.02

Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.32*

0.15^‡

Mexican-Americans

0.33*

0.23*

SBP

Taiwanese

0.76*

   Rural

0.76*

   Urban

0.77*

Non- Hispanic White

0.29*

Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.54*

Mexican-Americans

0.42*