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Logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate associations between MetS and its components.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of MetS increased non-linearly with age, with growth speed reaching its maximum at approximately 40\u201350 years. Chinese subjects exhibited a lower prevalence of MetS than non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, and Mexican Americans in all age groups. The two most prevalent components in Chinese subjects were reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (42.0%) and elevated blood pressure (49.5%), and elevated triglyceride levels (36.3\u201349.5%) and abdominal obesity (55.8\u201355.9%) in Americans. 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