Table 2.

Bivariate associations between birth measures/factors and postnatal size/growth with TL

	Telomere Length (T/S ratio)
	Mean difference	95% CI	p-value
Adult Characteristics
male v. female	−0.03**	(−0.04, −0.01)	0.0008
age at TL measurement, months	−0.005**	(−0.007, −0.003)	< 0.0001
BMI, kg/m2	0.0007	(−0.002, 0.003)	0.60
Socioeconomic Status
household assets index	−0.002	(−0.005, 0.001)	0.20
maternal education, years	−0.0009	(−0.003, 0.002)	0.42
Birth Measures/Factors
length-for-age, z-score	0.003	(−0.004, 0.01)	0.36
length, cm	0.0006	(−0.003, 0.004)	0.76
weight-for-age, z-score	0.01*	(0.002, 0.02)	0.02
weight, kg	0.02	(−0.0002, 0.04)	0.05
gestational age, weeks	−0.002	(−0.006, 0.002)	0.30
maternal age, years	0.002**	(0.0006, 0.003)	0.006
Paternal age, years	0.003**	(0.001, 0.004)	0.0001
maternal BMI, kg/m2	0.01	(−0.02, 0.05)	0.42
Postnatal Size
6 months: height-for-age, z-score	0.0008	(−0.006, 0.008)	0.82
6 months: weight-for-age, z-score	0.004	(−0.003, 0.01)	0.24
12 months: height-for-age, z-score	0.007	(−0.0003, 0.01)	0.06
12 months: weight-for-age, z-score	0.005	(−0.003, 0.01)	0.24
24 months: height-for-age, z-score	0.004	(−0.003, 0.01)	0.30
24 months: weight-for-age, z-score	0.001	(−0.007, 0.009)	0.77
8.5 years: height-for-age, z-score	0.004	(−0.004, 0.01)	0.30
8.5 years: weight-for-age, z-score	0.004	(−0.004, 0.01)	0.33
Postnatal Growth
linear growth (CH)6m	−0.004	(−0.01, 0.004)	0.35
weight gain (CRW)6m	0.005	(−0.003, 0.01)	0.25
linear growth (CH)12m	0.009*	(0.001, 0.02)	0.03
weight gain (CRW)12m	−0.003	(−0.01, 0.006)	0.53
linear growth (CH)24m	−0.0003	(−0.008, 0.008)	0.93
weight gain (CRW)24m	−0.006	(−0.01, 0.002)	0.14
linear growth (CH)8.5yr	0.003	(−0.005, 0.01)	0.41
weight gain (CRW)8.5yr	−0.0003	(−0.008, 0.008)	0.93

^*P < 0.05 indicated in bold font with single asterisk

^**double asterisk indicates P < 0.01