Table 2. Regression coefficients of components of metabolic syndrome for mean Telomere length in male participants.

Variables	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
	β (95% CI)	P-value	β (95% CI)	P-value	β (95% CI)	P-value
Components of metabolic syndrome
Waist circumference	-0.024(-0.043, -0.006)	0.011	-0.022(-0.041, -0.003)	0.024	-0.022(-0.041, -0.003)	0.025
Blood pressure	0.003(-0.017, 0.023)	0.755	0.004(-0.016, 0.023)	0.723	0.003(-0.017, 0.023)	0.761
Low HDL-C	-0.008(-0.028, 0.011)	0.389	-0.006(-0.026, 0.013)	0.536	-0.006(-0.025, 0.014)	0.561
High triglycerides	-0.007(-0.026, 0.012)	0.483	-0.003(-0.022, 0.016)	0.731	-0.003(-0.022, 0.016)	0.757
High glucose	-0.010(-0.032, 0.011)	0.341	-0.017(-0.029, -0.014)	0.492	-0.008(-0.029, -0.014)	0.468

Model 1 = age, race-ethnicity, education level, annual family income

Model 2 = Model 1+ (serum albumin, C-reactive protein, serum ALT, serum uric acid).

Model 3 = Model 2+ (heart failure, CAD, angina, heart attack, stroke, cancer and smoke)