Table 2 Latent Class Membership and Item-Response Probabilities
Indicator | Class 1: Low Risk (36.40%) | Class 2: Obese (16.42%) | Class 3: Obese and Elevated BP (13.37%) | Class 4: Non-Obese but Elevated BP (14.95%) | Class 5: High Risk (18.86%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elevated blood pressure (Systolic/diastolic ≥140/90 or diagnosed by physician; %) | .28 | .43 | .70 | .60 | .86 |
Insulin resistance (HbA1c ≥ 6.5% or blood fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL or diagnosed by physician; %) | .07 | .00 | .28 | .17 | .55 |
Obese (BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2; %) | .02 | .93 | .68 | .00 | .94 |
Abdominally Obese (waist circumference ≥ 88 cm for women and ≥ 102 cm for men; %) | .10 | .93 | .93 | .37 | .99 |
Hypercholesterolemic (total serum cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL or diagnosed by physician; %) | .47 | .49 | .78 | .64 | .71 |
Elevated IL6 (≥ the third quartile) | .07 | .44 | .00 | .41 | .68 |
Elevated CRP (≥ the third quartile) | .02 | .28 | .00 | .66 | .74 |