Demographic and clinical profiles, body composition, and biochemical investigations of the subjects according to quartile of LTL
| Variables | Quartile 1 (LTL ratio <0.83) | Quartile 2 (LTL ratio <0.87) | Quartile 3 (LTL ratio <0.93) | Quartile 4 (LTL ratio <0.98) | Between-group p value | Trend p value |
| n (%) | 218 (27.35) | 211 (26.47) | 182 (22.84) | 186 (23.34) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Age (years) | 45.71±9.52 | 43.78±10.36 | 40.32±9.76 | 37.37±13.85 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| Blood pressure (mm Hg) | ||||||
| Systolic | 127.20±11.87 | 124.11±11.49 | 120.21±13.23 | 117.96±12.61 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Diastolic | 84.20±7.55 | 81.56±6.80 | 78.90±7.33 | 76.66±7.91 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Body composition | ||||||
| Weight (kg) | 74.52±9.09 | 64.46±5.07 | 58.44±4.68 | 47.43±7.15 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Height (cm) | 152.21±5.90 | 153.0±5.39 | 154.70±5.92 | 154.31±6.14 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.44±3.89 | 27.50±0.83 | 24.40±0.86 | 19.84±2.36 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Circumferences (cm) and ratios | ||||||
| Waist | 97.69±4.12 | 90.98±0.52 | 88.29±2.08 | 78.05±2.28 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| Hip | 104.54±4.34 | 98.24±0.43 | 96.36±1.70 | 84.55±4.79 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| W-HR | 0.93±0.009 | 0.92±0.004 | 0.91±0.007 | 0.90±0.02 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| W-htR | 0.64±0.03 | 0.59±0.02 | 0.57±0.02 | 0.50±0.02 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| Skinfolds (mm) and ratios | ||||||
| Biceps | 34.98±4.44 | 27.05±0.49 | 25.41±0.49 | 19.54±3.12 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| Triceps | 36.70±3.83 | 28.34±0.56 | 25.91±0.84 | 22.17±2.17 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| Subscapular | 49.85±4.76 | 33.19±3.0 | 28.24±0.92 | 26.45±0.64 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| Suprailiac | 54.40±4.63 | 37.37±3.3 | 30.72±1.38 | 25.22±1.06 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| Subscapular /triceps ratio | 1.25±0.02 | 1.16±0.08 | 1.09±0.18 | 1.04±0.09 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| Central | 104.26±9.3 | 70.57±6.24 | 58.97±2.24 | 51.68±1.55 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| Peripheral | 71.69±12.52 | 55.39±11.5 | 50.32±11.03 | 41.71±13.1 | <0.0001 | <0.00001 |
| Total (Σ4SF) | 258.82±25.81 | 188.94±11.74 | 161.89±5.46 | 135.54±10.86 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
| %Body fat | 46.7±8.8 | 42.2±9.25 | 40.9±6.57 | 36.2±5.69 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 34.74±8.65 | 27.26±5.32 | 23.94±5.64 | 17.05±6.42 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Biochemical investigations | ||||||
| FBG (mg/dL) | 113.50±8.20 | 111.01±7.20 | 105±8.40 | 101.59±8.04 | <0.00001 | <0.00001 |
Values are given as mean±SD and percentage (%).
P value <0.05 is statistically significant.
BMI, body mass index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; LTL, leucocyte telomere length; W-HR, waist-hip ratio; W-htR, waist-height ratio; Σ4SF, sum of 4 skinfolds.