Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics in 400 Study Participants
| Variable | Participants, %a |
|---|---|
| LTL (T/S ratio), mean (SD) | |
| Time 2 | 0.897 (0.15) |
| Time 1 | 0.992 (0.07) |
| Age (baseline) | 63.413 (5.63) |
| Female sex | 53.25 |
| Pathogen seroprevalence | |
| CMV | 47.25 |
| HSV-1 | 21.00 |
| HHV-6 | 59.00 |
| EBV | 63.25 |
| Total pathogen burden | |
| 0 | 7.75 |
| 1 | 28.25 |
| 2 | 36.25 |
| 3 | 21.25 |
| 4 | 6.50 |
Abbreviations: CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; HHV, human herpesvirus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; SD, standard deviation; LTL, leukocyte telomere length; T/S ratio, telomere to single copy gene ratio.
aData represent percentage of participants unless otherwise specified.