Table 5.

Association between individual TL and parental lifespan

Parent–offspring pair	No. of pairs	β ± SE*
Individual TL and paternal lifespan	440	0.001 ± 0.0009
Son–father	171	−0.01 ± 0.15
Daughter–father	269	0.21 ± 0.12†
Individual TL and maternal lifespan	342	0.0004 ± 0.001
Son–mother	143	−0.03 ± 0.16
Daughter–mother	199	0.04 ± 0.14

†, P = 0.04.

*Adjusted for age and assay batch.