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Table 3 Equations for New Sex and Race/Ethnic-Specific Childhood Metabolic Syndrome Risk Z-Score

From: A confirmatory factor analysis of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents: an examination of sex and racial/ethnic differences

Males

                 

  Non-Hispanic White

=

−4.9310

+

0.2804

* BMI Z-score

=

0.0257

* HDL

+

0.0189

* SBP

+

0.6240

* ln(Tri)

+

0.0140

* Glu

  Non-Hispanic Black

=

−4.7544

+

0.2401

* BMI Z-score

=

0.0284

* HDL

+

0.0134

* SBP

+

0.6773

* ln(Tri)

+

0.0179

* Glu

  Hispanic

=

−3.2971

+

0.2930

* BMI Z-score

=

0.0315

* HDL

+

0.0109

* SBP

+

0.6137

* ln(Tri)

+

0.0095

* Glu

Females

                 

  Non-Hispanic White

=

−4.3757

+

0.4849

* BMI Z-score

=

0.0176

* HDL

+

0.0257

* SBP

+

0.3172

* ln(Tri)

+

0.0083

* Glu

  Non-Hispanic Black

=

−3.7145

+

0.5136

* BMI Z-score

=

0.0190

* HDL

+

0.0131

* SBP

+

0.4442

* ln(Tri)

+

0.0108

* Glu

  Hispanic

=

−4.7637

+

0.3520

* BMI Z-score

=

0.0263

* HDL

+

0.0152

* SBP

+

0.6910

* ln(Tri)

+

0.0133

* Glu