Leukocyte telomere length (T/S ratio)†
| |
295
|
0.68 (0.05)
|
0.78 (0.03)
|
0.90 (0.08)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Age (per year) †
| |
295
|
65.5 (10.9)
|
62.0 (12.0)
|
57.0 (10.8)
|
−0.30₤
|
−0.003 (−0.004,-0.002)₤
|
<0.001
|
Gender ‡
|
Male
|
236
|
84 (87.5)
|
78 (78.8)
|
74 (74.0)
|
-
|
REF
|
-
|
|
Female
|
59
|
12 (12.5)
|
21 (21.2)
|
26 (26.0)
|
-
|
0.04 (0.01,0.07)€
|
0.01
|
BMI (per kg/m2) †
| |
290
|
28.1 (3.6)
|
29.2 (4.5)
|
29.1 (4.3)
|
0.05
|
0.002 (−0.002,0.005)
|
0.35
|
Waist-hip ratio (per unit) †
| |
294
|
0.95 (0.06)
|
0.96 (0.07)
|
0.95 (0.07)
|
0.05
|
0.10 (−0.13, 0.34)
|
0.38
|
Waist circumference (per inch) †
| |
294
|
39.2 (4.0)
|
39.6 (4.9)
|
39.6 (4.4)
|
0.09
|
0.002 (−0.001, 0.005)
|
0.14
|
Cigarette use ‡
|
Never
|
100
|
33 (34.4)
|
29 (29.3)
|
38 (38.0)
|
-
|
REF
|
-
|
|
Ever
|
195
|
63 (65.6)
|
70 (70.7)
|
62 (62.0)
|
-
|
−0.007 (−0.03, 0.02)
|
0.64
|
Cigarette pack-years (per pack-year) †
| |
195
|
34.0 (25.6)
|
23.6 (24.8)
|
18.5 (19.1)
|
−0.11
|
−0.0006 (−0.0011,−0.0000)
|
0.04
|
Alcoholic drinks/day (per drink) †
| |
240
|
1.7 (4.9)
|
1.4 (7.9)
|
1.0 (2.5)
|
−0.07
|
−0.002 (−0.004, 0.001)
|
0.20
|
NSAID use ‡
|
Non-current
|
190
|
58 (60.4)
|
64 (64.7)
|
68 (68.0)
|
-
|
REF
|
-
|
|
Current
|
105
|
38 (39.6)
|
35 (35.3)
|
32 (32.0)
|
-
|
−0.001 (−0.029, 0.027)
|
0.93
|
Statin use ‡
|
Non-current
|
265
|
83 (86.5)
|
92 (92.9)
|
90 (90.0)
|
-
|
REF
| |
|
Current
|
30
|
13 (13.5)
|
7 (7.1)
|
10 (10.0)
|
-
|
−0.023 (−0.066, 0.020)
|
0.29
|