Presence of  Metabolic Risk Factors Gender Ethnicity Place of Residence Household Income
Male (n= 112) n(%) Female (n= 164) n(%) P value Blacks (n=215) n(%) Non- Blacks (n= 61) n(%) P value Urban (n= 140) n(%) Rural (n= 136) n(%) P value High (n= 91) n(%) Low (n= 184) n(%) P value
Group A 13(11.6) 21(12.8) .060 27(12.6) 6(9.8) .059 18(12.8) 16(11.8) .060 10(10.9) 24(13.0) .059
Group B 9(8.0) 11(6.7) .060 16(7.4) 3(4.9) .056 13(9.3) 7(5.1) .060 6(6.6) 14(7.6) .060
Group C 8(7.1) 15(9.1) .060 19(8.8) 3(4.9) .056 13(9.3) 10(7.3) .060 8(8.8) 15(8.1) .059
B1 9(8.0) 10(6.1) .061 15(6.9) 3(4.9) .055 12(8.6) 7(5.1) .059 6(6.6) 13(7.1) .060
C1 7(6.2) 15(9.1) .058 19(8.8) 2(3.3) .045* 13(9.3) 9(6.6) .059 9(9.8) 13(7.1) .063
P< 0.05 was significant
Group A = FBG, TC, WC, BP, A1c Group B = FBG, TC, WC, BP Group C = TC, WC, BP, A1c
B1= A1c excluded from analysis but WC was compulsory for inclusion in the three risk factors
C1= FBG excluded from analysis but WC was compulsory for the inclusion in the three risk factors
n = number of metabolic risk factors ≥ 3
Table 3: Cross-tabulation of the number of metabolic risk factors, with gender, ethnicity, place of residence, and income of Jamaican adolescents (N=276).