Table 2.

Mean differences in telomere length (base pairs) between U.S. men and women (n = 5581).

	Men	Women
	Mean ± SE	Mean ± SE	F	p
Telomere length
Model 1	5765 ± 35	5824 ± 40	4.6	0.0402
Model 2	5796 ± 38	5855 ± 41	6.8	0.0146

SE: standard error. Means have been adjusted for the covariates, as defined by each model. Model 1 included adjustment for differences in age and race. Model 2 included adjustment for differences in age and race, as well as pack-years of smoking, alcohol use, BMI, total physical activity, hours of fasting, and diabetes status. Mean differences between women and men for Models 1 and 2 are significant (p < 0.05).