Table 2. Association of LTL with traditional risk factors in American Indians in the SHFS.

Variable	β (SE)*	P value*
Age	−0.0048 (0.0005)	< 0.0001
Men	−0.0308 (0.0106)	0.0035
Education (high school or higher)	0.0207 (0.0191)	0.2790
BMI	−0.0024 (0.0006)	< 0.0001
Current smoker	0.0020 (0.0085)	0.8121
Current drinker	−0.0155 (0.0114)	0.1723
Physical activity	0.0006 (0.0043)†	0.8803

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; LTL, leukocyte telomere length.

^*Results of multivariate GEE, adjusting for age, sites, male sex, education, body mass index, current smoking, current drinking, and physical activity.

^†Associated with 1-standard deviation increase in steps per day.