Table 4 Pearson correlation coefficients: all components in Erasmus Rucphen Family metabolic syndrome (IDF) subjects
Male n = 473†AgeHDL-CWCTGFPGSBPAgeFemale n = 488†
SBPFPGTGWCHDL-C
HDL-C0.090.40**0.06−0.040.16**−0.01−0.05DBP
WC0.03−0.080.22**0.040.12**0.060.50**SBP
TG−0.16**−0.11**0.060.16**0.29**−0.000.20**FPG
FPG0.19**0.030.13**0.020.15**−0.12 **0.10*TG
SBP0.30**0.15**0.07−0.030.17**−0.16 **0.04WC
DBP0.010.13**0.10*0.16**0.040.10 *0.18**HDL-C

  • DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; WC, waist circumference.

  • †Above diagonal (in italics) represents female correlation values.

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01.