To use factor analysis to examine the putative role of leptin in the Metabolic Syndrome, and to define better the associations among observed variables and the identified factors.Factor analysis of cross-sectional data from a 1987 survey.Non-diabetic residents of Mauritius who participated in population-based surveys in 1987 and 1992 (1414 men and 1654 women).Fasting and 2 h plasma glucose and insulin following a 75 g oral glucose load; seated blood pressure; body mass index (BMI); waist-to-hip ratio (WHR); and fasting serum triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, leptin and uric acid concentrations.Principal components factor analysis revealed three factors for men and women that explained between 54 and 55

作者：A M, Hodge；E J, Boyko；M, de Courten；P Z, Zimmet；P, Chitson；J, Tuomilehto；K G, Alberti

来源：International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2001 年 25卷 1期