Table 6.
Association between telomere length and fat.
| Location | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95%CI | β | 95%CI | β | 95%CI | β | 95%CI | |
| Head | -0.092 | -61.746–45.926 | -0.017 | -14.779–5.166 | -0.024 | -19.095–9.511 | -0.025 | -19.347–9.708 |
| Left arm | -0.133 | -357.160–291.638 | -0.010 | -38.062–9.590 | -0.010 | -39.726–11.123 | -0.007 | -31.221–2.553 |
| Left leg | -0.059 | -493.616–310.274 | 0.004 | -25.164-77.932 | -0.001 | -55.694-47.526 | 0.000 | -54.858-48.922 |
| Right arm | -0.136 | -372.986–306.068 | -0.009 | -36.067–7.781 | -0.010 | -39.815–11.410 | -0.006 | -29.813–1.400 |
| Right leg | -0.054 | -467.476–278.886 | 0.011 | 22.677-128.228 | 0.007 | -7.259-98.479 | 0.007 | -7.495-98.736 |
| Trunk | -0.186 | -4077.427–3532.308 | -0.027 | -659.089–444.081 | -0.030 | -724.563–509.453 | -0.028 | -683.378–467.466 |
| Subtotal | -0.143 | -5736.232–4751.608 | -0.013 | -678.541-312.454 | -0.017 | -809.410–443.625 | -0.015 | -749.044–381.482 |
| Total | -0.143 | -5792.809–4802.702 | -0.014 | -689.094–321.847 | -0.017 | -824.235–457.407 | -0.016 | -764.099–395.483 |
TL, telomere length.
Model 1: Unadjusted model.
Model 2: age, gender, race, and BMI were adjusted.
Model 3: age, gender, race, BMI, education and smoking were adjusted.
Model 4: age, gender, race, BMI, education, smoking, osteoporosis, DM history, pain drugs intake history, and physical activity level were adjusted.