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. 2020 Dec 15;13(2):2089–2100. doi: 10.18632/aging.202206

Table 3. Multivariable linear regression analysis of telomere lengths among healthy individuals and individuals with MCI and AD according to participant characteristics.

Variable Multivariable linear regression analysis
Healthy (n=173) MCI (n=123) AD (n=75)
B (95% CI) P B (95% CI) P B (95% CI) P
Intercept 10.872 8.999 11.835
Age -0.042 (-0.087 to 0.002) 0.063 -0.015 (-0.051 to 0.021) 0.414 -0.060 (-0.102 to -0.018) 0.006*
Hypertension 0.033 (-0.695 to 0.760) 0.929 -0.693 (-1.355 to -0.030) 0.041* 0.291 (-0.560 to 1.142) 0.498
Diabetes 0.059 (-1.000 to 1.117) 0.913 0.051 (-0.727 to 0.829) 0.897 -0.757 (-2.231 to 0.718) 0.309
Hyperlipidemia -0.156 (-0.911 to 0.599) 0.683 -0.233 (-0.912 to 0.445) 0.498 0.567 (-0.423 to 1.558) 0.257
Heart disease 1.178 (-0.016 to 2.372) 0.053 -0.111 (-1.008 to 0.787) 0.807 1.081 (-0.363 to 2.525) 0.140
Stroke -1.418 (-3.683 to 0.847) 0.218 -0.841 (-2.067 to 0.385) 0.177 -0.139 (-1.842 to 1.564) 0.871

MCI: mild cognitive impairment; AD: Alzheimer's disease; CI: confidence interval. *P<0.05.