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Table 3 Associations between telomere length and characteristics of patients at baseline (n = 181)

From: Leukocyte telomere length and depression, anxiety and stress and adjustment disorders in primary health care patients

 

Univariate

Adjusted for age and sex

Variables

β

P-valuea

95% CI

β

P-valuea

95% CI

Age

−0.04

<0.001

−0.006; −0.003

   

Female vs male

0.06

0.04

0.003; 0.11

   

BMI

 Underweight

0.13

0.15

−0.04; 0.30

0.08

0.33

−0.08; 0.24

 Normal weight

Ref

  

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 Overweight

−0.05

0.01

−0.10; −0.01

−0.04

0.04

−0.08; −0.001

 Obese

−0.03

0.20

−0.08; 0.02

−0.02

0.30

−0.07; 0.02

 Smoking status (yes vs no)

−0.002

0.94

−0.05; 0.05

−0.007

0.78

−0.05; 0.04

Alcohol status

 Standard size drinks per week

   < 1

Ref

  

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  1–4

0.02

0.37

−0.02; 0.06

0.02

0.36

−0.02; 0.06

   > =5

0.04

0.15

−0.01; 0.10

0.05

0.08

−0.006; 0.10

Education

 Low

−0.07

0.04

−0.14; −0.002

−0.03

0.41

−0.09; 0.04

 Middle

−0.04

0.04

−0.08; −0.002

−0.03

0.15

−0.06; 0.009

 High

Ref

  

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 Pharmacotherapyb (yes vs no)

−0.005

0.79

−0.04; 0.03

−0.007

0.68

−0.04; 0.03

 MADRS-S

0.002

0.11

−0.0005; 0.004

0.002

0.19

−0.00007; 0.004

 HAD-D

0.002

0.45

−0.003; 0.007

0.003

0.16

−0.001; 0.008

 HAD-A

0.004

0.12

−0.001; 0.009

0.001

0.66

−0.004; 0.006

 PHQ-9

0.003

0.05

−0.00005; 0.006

0.002

0.13

−0.0006; 0.005

  1. aAssociation tested by a linear regression model
  2. bAntidepressants and/or tranquilizers