Table 3 First principle components of the parameters for metabolic syndrome.

From: Biological age and lifestyle in the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome: the NHIS health screening data, 2014–2015

Parameters

First PCA loading

Male

Female

Age included

Age excluded

Age included

Age excluded

Age (years)

0.389

–

0.700

–

Waist circumference (cm)

0.666

0.688

0.681

0.692

Pulse pressure (mmHg)

0.321

0.227

0.535

0.482

Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)

0.489

0.403

0.519

0.526

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

0.625

0.713

0.614

0.690

High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

− 0.599

− 0.657

− 0.558

− 0.629

Eigenvalue

1.685

1.627

2.198

1.859

Total variance (%)

28.08

32.54

36.63

37.18

  1. Pulse pressure = systolic blood pressure – diastolic blood pressure. All parameters are P < 0.001.
  2. PCA principal component analysis.
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