High versus low physical activity are compared with all five metabolic risk factors. The numbers of METS risk factors increased for both low and high physical activity levels. Thirty-four subjects had 3 or more metabolic risk factors. Nine subjects had four of the five metabolic risk factors, of this number, 5 were classified as physically active

Figure 2: Description of Self-reported Frequency of Physical Activities and Number of Metabolic Risk Factors by NCEP Standard, in Jamaican Adolescents (N=276).