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.