Table 2. Associations between current adiposity measures and log-transformed leukocyte telomere length (LTL).

	N	Weighted %	Mean LTL (SE)	Log LTL difference1		Log LTL difference2		Log LTL difference2,3
				β	95% CI	β	95% CI	β	95% CI
BMI, kg/m2
Continuous				−0.002	−0.004, −0.0007	−0.002	−0.003, −0.0006	−0.002	−0.003, −0.0007
Clinical cut-off
<18.5	104	17.54	1.07 (0.03)	−0.04	−0.08, 0.005	−0.03	−0.07, 0.01	−0.03	−0.07, 0.01
18.5-25	2137	33.07	1.09 (0.02)	Reference		Reference		Reference
25-30	2556	35.09	1.04 (0.02)	−0.02	−0.04, 0.002	−0.02	−0.04, 0.002	−0.02	−0.04, 0.004
≥30	2211	30.08	1.03 (0.02)	−0.04	−0.06, −0.01	−0.03	−0.05, −0.009	−0.03	−0.05, −0.01
Waist circumference4
Continuous				−0.001	−0.002, −0.0004	−0.0008	−0.001, −0.0003	−0.0009	−0.001, −0.0003
Clinical cut-off
Normal	3437	52.11	1.09 (0.02)	Reference		Reference		Reference
High	3571	47.89	1.02 (0.02)	−0.03	−0.05, −0.009	−0.02	−0.04, −0.006	−0.02	−0.04, −0.006
Percent body fat5
Continuous				−0.002	−0.003, −0.0004	−0.002	−0.003, −0.0003	−0.001	−0.003, −0.00005
Clinical cut-off
Normal	1122	40.46	1.16 (0.02)	Reference		Reference		Reference
High	1746	59.54	1.11 (0.02)	−0.03	−0.05, −0.01	−0.03	−0.05, −0.009	−0.02	−0.04, −0.005

¹Adjusted for age at LTL measurement (continuous), sex, and race/ethnicity

²Adjusted for age at LTL measurement (continuous), sex, race/ethnicity, education, smoking status, alcohol intake, vigorous physical activity

³Additional adjustment for diabetes, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL, and self-reported cancer diagnosis

⁴Normal: ≤102 cm (men) and ≤88 cm (women); high: >102 cm (men) and >88 cm (women)

⁵Measured in 2,868 individuals aged 20-49 years. Normal: ≤25% (men) and ≤35% (women); high: >25% (men) and >35%