Table 4.
Multiple linear regression models examining the association between Y15+20 chronic burden and five-year telomere change.
| Factor | Model A | Model B | Model C | Model D | Model E | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (SE) | 95% CI | B (SE) | 95% CI | B (SE) | 95% CI | B (SE) | 95% CI | B (SE) | 95% CI | |
| Chronic Burden Y15+Y20 | −2.05 (7.33) | −16.44, 12.34 | −1.67 (7.50) | −16.39, 13.05 | −0.85 (7.61) | −15.78, 14.07 | −0.66 (7.70) | −15.76, 14.44 | −4.85 (8.15) | −20.83, 11.14 |
| Sociodemographics Factors | ||||||||||
| Age at Y15 | - | - | 2.84 (4.24) | −5.47, 11.16 | 2.88 (4.29) | −5.54, 11.29 | 2.92 (4.30) | −5.51, 11.35 | 2.69 (4.29) | −5.73, 11.12 |
| Sex (Female= 0) | - | - | −12.40 (32.53) | −76.25, 51.44 | −13.47 (33.61) | −79.43, 52.49 | −14.21 (33.90) | −80.73, 52.32 | −18.81 (34.16) | −85.85, 48.23 |
| Race (White = 0) | - | - | 41.77 (33.93) | −24.81, 108.36 | 43.67 (35.09) | −25.20, 112.54 | 43.91 (35.14) | −25.06, 112.88 | 47.79 (35.53) | −21.93, 117.51 |
| Completed HS and Collegea | - | - | −62.88 (50.88) | −167.72, 36.97 | −69.09 (52.35) | −171.82, 33.64 | −68.61 (52.45) | −171.54, 34.32 | −63.27 (52.46) | −166.23, 39.69 |
| At Least Some Post-Collegea | - | - | −52.28 (40.43) | −131.63, 27.07 | −54.02 (41.02) | −134.52, 26.48 | −53.83 (41.06) | −134.40, 26.74 | −49.04 (41.16) | −129.81, 31.73 |
| Income | - | - | 252.00 (305.68) | −347.88, 851.88 | 224.28 (313.43) | −390.83, 839.39 | 220.16 (314.51) | −397.07, 837.38 | 342.28 (319.33) | −284.40, 968.95 |
| Health Risks | ||||||||||
| Former Smokerb | - | - | - | - | −30.03 (40.42) | −109.35, 49.30 | −29.84 (40.46) | −109.23, 49.56 | −26.23 (40.46) | −105.64, 53.18 |
| Current Smokerb | - | - | - | - | −21.13 (41.44) | −102.45, 60.19 | −20.46 (41.65) | −102.19, 61.27 | −22.15 (41.71) | −104.01, 59.71 |
| Moderate Drinkerc | - | - | - | - | 6.23 (34.55) | −61.57, 74.03 | 5.98 (34.60) | −61.91, 73.88 | 4.20 (34.59) | −63.68, 72.08 |
| Heavy Drinkerc | - | - | - | - | 22.55 (58.25) | −92.06, 136.56 | 21.61 (58.41) | −93.01, 136.23 | 15.71 (58.75) | −99.59, 131.02 |
| Underweightd | - | - | - | - | 24.25 (133.61) | −237.29, 287.11 | 25.01 (133.69) | −237.34, 287.37 | 21.17 (134.26) | −242.32, 284.66 |
| Overweightd | - | - | - | - | −18.28 (38.14) | −93.13, 56.56 | −18.16 (38.16) | −93.06, 56.73 | −15.82 (38.82) | −90.80, 59.16 |
| Obesed | - | - | - | - | −25.73 (39.71) | −103.67, 52.20 | −25.45 (39.77) | −103.50, 52.59 | −24.21 (40.12) | −102.94, 54.53 |
| Medical Conditions | ||||||||||
| Chronic Disease Symptoms | - | - | - | - | - | - | −2.38 (13.80) | −29.46, 24.71 | −3.93 (13.90) | −31.21, 23.35 |
| Resiliency Factors | ||||||||||
| Social Connections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | −10.81 (10.88) | −32.16, 10.54 |
| Psychological Resources | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | −10.66 (7.21) | −24.81, 3.49 |
| Health-Maintaining Behaviors | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.06 (11.30) | −13.11, 31.23 |
a
referent = no High School Diploma;
b
referent = Never Smoked;
c
referent = Non-Drinker;
d
referent = Normal Weight
Model A = Chronic burden Y15+Y20 only
Model B = Model A + sociodemographic factors
Model C = Model B + health risk Factors
Model D = Model C + chronic disease symptoms
Model E = Model D + independent resiliency factors
Note: This model was multiply imputed. Bold B denotes statistical significance.