Table 3.

Regression analysis of determinants of telomere length in NFPA patients.

Determinant variables	Telomere length (TL)
	β	P (variable)	Adjusted R2	P (model)
Block 1			0.22	<0.001
Gender	0.042	0.812
Ageb	0.465	0.005
BMIb	−0.224	0.206
Block 2a			0.429	<0.001
Gender	−0.231	0.2
Ageb	0.297	0.051
BMIb	−0.429	0.015
Number of antihypertensive drugs	0.404	0.014
Daily total HC dose	0.377	0.018

Multiple imputation was used to fill in missing values based on the confirmation that the missing pattern was completely at random. Five complete datasets were created, to compensate for the uncertainty caused by missing values. Subsequently, linear regression modeling was performed on each dataset, and the regression coefficients of the five models were pooled.

^aBlock 1 + diabetes mellitus type 2, HbA1c, arterial hypertension, number of antihypertensive drugs, systolic blood pressure, waist circumference, total leucocyte count, current statin use + daily total HC dose; ^blogarithmized.

β, standardized beta coefficient.