Table 4. Effect of waist-to-hip ratio on change in telomere length (as a continuous variable) after adjustment for body mass index, adipokines, and inflammatory markers.

Variable	Beta-coefficient* (base pairs/year)	95% CI	P value
Waist-to-hip ratio	−120	−201, +40	0.003
BMI	+1	−1, +2	0.39
Log Adiponectin	−2	−9, +5	0.59
Log Leptin	+5	−1, +11	0.12
Log CRP	+2	−3, +6	0.52
Log IL-6	−10	−19, +1	0.02
Log TNF-alpha	−1	−6, +5	0.83

^*Also adjusted for baseline T/S, baseline T/S², Age, Sex, Ethnicity, and LVEF.