TABLE II.
TL quartilea | No. of affected men | No. of unaffected men | ORb | 95% CI | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | 38 | 16 | 0.54 | (0.18, 1.68) | 0.29 |
Q2 | 16 | 16 | 0.41 | (0.14, 1.22) | 0.11 |
Q3 | 21 | 15 | 0.66 | (0.23, 1.91) | 0.44 |
Q4 | 37 | 16 | 1.00 | — | — |
P-trend | 0.18 | ||||
Q1 | 38 | 16 | 0.84 | (0.32, 2.20) | 0.73 |
Q2–Q4 | 74 | 47 | 1.00 | — | — |
Quartiles are based on batch-specific cut-points derived from the distribution of age-adjusted telomere length in unaffected men.
ORs are adjusted for age and decade of birth and account for clustering by family.