Among ethnicities, BMI performed better at predicting most of the lipid markers (low HDL 0.95, CI: 0.90–1.00; high TG 0.82, CI: 0.73–0.93; high ApoB 0.77, CI: 0.61–0.94; dyslipidemia 0.76, CI: 0.64–0.97) in NM-Seris. Here, APOB is linked to metabolic syndrome.