Table 3.

Associations between childhood SES indicators and leukocyte telomere length without (model 1) and with (model 2) additional adjustment for mediator variables, estimated from multivariable regression models (n=361): the GENE-FORECAST study

	Model1		Model 2
	β (95% CI)	P value	β (95% CI)	P value
Mother’s education	0.021 (0.001, 0.04)	0.038	0.017 (−0.003, 0.038)	0.06
Father’s education	0.007 (−0.012, 0.026)	0.467	0.004 (−0.016, 0.023)	0.723
Mother’s occupation	−0.011 (−0.087, 0.066)	0.544	−0.027 (−0.105, 0.051),	0.493
Father’s occupation	−0.002 (−0.075, 0.077)	0.902	−0.003 (−0.08, 0.073)	0.926
Home ownership	0.011 (−0.061, 0.084)	0.759	0.004 (−0.071, 0.078)	0.923
Family structure	0.029 (−0.021, 0.081)	0.254	0.034 (−0.018, 0.087)	0.206

Values are multivariable-adjusted regression (β) coefficients (95% CIs)

Childhood SES indicators entered into the model as continuous variable

Model 1 adjusted for age, marital status, sex, BMI, and presence of hypertension and diabetes

Model 2 adjusted for the covariates of model 1 plus the specified mediator variables (education level, physical activity, dietary habit, smoking status, depression score, and PSS)

SES socioeconomic status, PSS Perceived Stress Score