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. 2010 May 26;5(5):e10837. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010837

Table 2. Johnson-Neyman significance regions for perceived stress predicting telomere length at values of physical activity minutes.

Number of minutes of physical activity Log-odds for perceived stress SE Confidence interval (LLCI,ULCI)
0 2.31 .94 .45,4.17
10 2.04 .84 .40,3.68
21 1.76 .74 .32,3.22
32 1.50 .67 .19,2.80
42 1.22 .62 .00, 2.42
53 .95 .62 −.24, 2.15

The Johnson-Neyman technique permits the examination of the log-odds of having short telomeres as a function of perceived stress at different values of physical activity (defined by statistical software). Confidence intervals that do not pass 0 are considered significant. As can be seen in bold, at 42 minutes of vigorous physical activity over 3 days, stress no longer significantly predicted telomere length. SE = standard error; LLCI and ULCI = lower and upper limit 95% confidence intervals, respectively.