APOB and metabolic syndrome: To assess the association between apoB/apoA1 ratio and risk of MetS, compare the predictive effectiveness of apoB/apoA1 ratio with various lipid ratios in China and calculate the optimal cut-off values of apoB/apoA1 ratio for Chinese men and women, we analyzed the data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey 2009 (CHNS 2009) in current study.