Table 3. Regression coefficients of components of metabolic syndrome for mean Telomere length in female participants.
Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
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β (95% CI) | P-value | β (95% CI) | P-value | β (95% CI) | P-value | |
Components of metabolic syndrome | ||||||
Waist circumference | -0.025(-0.042, -0.009) | 0.002 | -0.025(-0.042, -0.007) | 0.007 | -0.025(-0.042, -0.007) | 0.007 |
Blood pressure | 0.012(-0.007, 0.032) | 0.222 | 0.013(-0.007, 0.033) | 0.206 | 0.013(-0.007, 0.033) | 0.206 |
Low HDL-C | -0.009(-0.025, 0.007) | 0.289 | -0.007(-0.024, 0.009) | 0.392 | -0.007(-0.024, 0.009) | 0.400 |
High triglycerides | -0.032(-0.049, -0.015) | <0.001 | -0.031(-0.049, -0.014) | <0.001 | -0.031(-0.048, -0.014) | <0.001 |
High glucose | -0.010(-0.031, 0.011) | 0.357 | -0.007(-0.028, 0.014) | 0.513 | -0.007(-0.029, 0.014) | 0.505 |
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, heart attack, angina, stroke, cancer, smoke)