Table 2.
Association of telomere length (T/S ratio) with the weight range.
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | β (95% CI) | P-value | β (95% CI) | P-value | β (95% CI) | P-value | β (95% CI) | P-value |
| BMImax | -0.004 (-0.005,-0.002) | <0.0001 | -0.003 (-0.004,-0.001) | <0.001 | -0.003 (-0.004,-0.001) | <0.001 | -0.003 (-0.004,-0.001) | <0.001 |
| BMImin | -0.001 (-0.004,0.002) | 0.382 | -0.001 (-0.004, 0.001) | 0.275 | -0.001 (-0.004, 0.001) | 0.274 | -0.002 (-0.004, 0.001) | 0.237 |
| BMI range | -0.003 (-0.004,-0.001) | <0.001 | -0.002 (-0.003,-0.001) | 0.004 | -0.002 (-0.003,-0.001) | 0.004 | -0.002 (-0.003,-0.001) | 0.003 |
| Weight range | -0.001 (-0.001,0.000) | <0.001 | -0.001 (-0.001, 0.000) | 0.002 | -0.001 (-0.001, 0.000) | 0.002 | -0.001 (-0.001, 0.000) | 0.001 |
| Annual rate of BMI range | 0.048 (0.029,0.068) | <0.0001 | -0.026 (-0.046,-0.007) | 0.008 | -0.027 (-0.046,-0.007) | 0.007 | -0.026 (-0.046,-0.007) | 0.009 |
| Annual rate of weight range | 0.018 (0.011,0.025) | <0.0001 | -0.010 (-0.017,-0.003) | 0.006 | -0.010 (-0.017,-0.003) | 0.005 | -0.010 (-0.017,-0.003) | 0.007 |
Model 1: No covariates were adjusted.
Model 2: Adjusted for age, sex, and ethnicity.
Model 3: Adjusted for covariates in Model 2 plus educational level, family PIR, alcohol use, and smoking status.
Model 4: Adjusted for covariates in Model 3 plus medical comorbidities, including diabetes, hypertension, CVD, COPD, and cancer.
CI, Confidence interval; BMI, Body mass index; BMImax, the maximum of BMI; BMImin, the minimum of BMI; BMI range, the difference value between the maximum and minimum of BMI; Weight range, the difference value between the maximum and minimum of weight; Annual rate of BMI range, calculated by dividing BMI range by time; Annual rate of weight range, calculated by dividing weight range by time; PIR, Poverty Income Ratio; CVD, Cardiovascular Disease; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease