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. 2017 Jul 7;12(7):e0180687. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180687

Table 3. Regression coefficients of components of metabolic syndrome for mean Telomere length in female 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 -0.025(-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)