Table 1. Participant characteristics compared women not in sample.
| Telomere Sample N = 620 |
Women Not in Sample N = 1326 |
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|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs)* | 41.5 ± 0.1 | 42.1 ± 0.1 |
| African-American (n, %) | 290, 47 | 330, 25 |
| Education (yrs) | 15 ± 0.1 | 15 ± 0.1 |
| Smoking (pack-yrs) | 0.60 ± 0.06 | 0.56 ± 0.04 |
| Alcohol (ml/day) | 6.8 ± 0.5 | 7.5 ± 0.6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.2 ± 0.3 | 29.5 ± 0.3 |
| Hypertension Meds (n, %) | 69, 11 | 163, 12 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 111 ± 1 | 112 ± 1 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 72 ± 1 | 72 ± 1 |
| Cholesterol Meds (n, %)* | 23, 4 | 27, 2 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 183 ± 1 | 182 ± 1 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 108 ± 1 | 107 ± 1 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 55 ± 1 | 57 ± 1 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL)* | 94 ± 2 | 91 ± 2 |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 21, 3 | 67, 5 |
| GDM (n, %) | 33, 5 | 69, 5 |
| PTB (n, %)* | 77, 12 | 219, 17 |
Sample characteristics compared to women not the telomere sample. Education: years of formal schooling, Smoking: pack-yrs, a cumulative smoking score; 1 pack-yr = 7000 cigarettes, Hypertension Meds: percentage of women taking medication for high blood pressure, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, Cholesterol Meds: percentage of women taking medication for high cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Diabetes diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, GDM: diagnosed gestational diabetes, PTB: preterm birth, any birth occurring before 37 weeks gestation.
*indicates a difference between groups. Data are mean ± SE unless otherwise indicated.