Table 3. Independent predictors of leukocyte telomere shortening as a dichotomous variable (multivariable logistic regression with backward selection of candidates in table 1 retained at p<0.1).

Variable	Odds Ratio for Telomere Shortening	95% CI	P value
Baseline T/S (per SD)	7.6	5.5, 10.6	<0.001
Age (per 10 yrs)	1.6	1.3, 2.1	<0.001
Male	2.4	1.3, 4.7	0.007
Waist-to-hip ratio (per 0.1 increase)	1.4	1.0, 2.0	0.04

Final model also adjusted for ethnicity and LVEF.