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. 2017 Oct 18;103(1):148–157. doi: 10.1210/jc.2017-01625

Table 4.

Linear Regressions With Baseline MetS Components Predicting 10-Year Changes in mtDNAcn and TL (n = 989)

Baseline Predictors (per SD Increase) 10-y Δ mtDNAcn
10-y Δ TL
B SE P B SE P
Waist circumference (per 13.8 cm) −7.23 3.71 0.05 −3.02 7.77 0.70
Triglycerides (per 1.21 mmol/L) −4.02 3.50 0.25 −1.27 7.27 0.86
HDL cholesterol (per 0.36 mmol/L) 7.18 3.83 0.06 3.58 7.99 0.65
Systolic BP (per 13.7 mm Hg) −2.23 3.68 0.54 3.45 7.67 0.65
Fasting glucose (per 0.72 mmol/L) −13.29 3.98 0.001 −1.33 8.34 0.87
Number of metabolic dysregulationsa −7.72 3.19 0.02 −0.07 6.66 0.99
MetS diagnosisb −28.86 10.41 0.006 −0.81 21.79 0.97

Adjusted for age, sex, education, race, smoking, alcohol, physical activity, and baseline cellular aging marker.

a

Metabolic dysregulations defined as waist circumference >102 cm (men) or >88 cm (women); triglycerides >1.7 mmol/L; HDL cholesterol <1.03 mmol/L (men) or <1.30 mmol/L (women); systolic BP >130 or diastolic >85 mm Hg or antihypertensives; fasting plasma glucose >6.1 mmol/L or antidiabetic medication.

b

MetS defined as ≥3 dysregulations.