Table 2

Regression analysis showing effect of obesity measures on leucocyte telomere length

Parameters	Unadjusted regression coefficient (95% CI)	P value	Adjusted regression coefficient (95% CI)	P value	R²
BMI (kg/m²)	−91.10 (−94.42 to 87.77)	<0.0001	−90.55 (−94.03 to 87.08)	<0.0001	0.79
WC (cm)	−135.4 (−139.7 to 131.0)	<0.0001	−134.17 (−138.69 to 129.6)	<0.0001	0.83
HC (cm)	−138.9 (−144.0 to 133.7)	<0.0001	−137.12 (−142.4 to 131.8)	<0.0001	0.78
W-HR	−0.05 (−0.07 to 0.03)	<0.0001	−0.06 (−0.08 to 0.03)	<0.0001	0.43
W-htR	−0.94 (−0.98 to 0.90)	<0.0001	−0.93 (−0.97 to 0.88)	<0.0001	0.72
Skinfolds (mm) and ratios
Biceps	−0.89 (−0.75 to 0.98)	0.81	−1.80 (−1.76 to 1.98)	0.70	0.001
Triceps	−0.80 (−0.76 to 0.92)	0.94	−1.89 (−1.68 to 1.76)	0.81	0.005
Anterior axillary	−112.4 (−91.5 to 121.3)	<0.0001	−115.3 (−98.3 to 120.1)	<0.0001	0.42
Subscapular	−157.4 (−165.5 to 149.3)	<0.0001	−156.4 (−164.7 to 148.1)	<0.0001	0.66
Lateral thoracic	−200.1 (−207.2 to 193.0)	<0.0001	−198.8 (−206.1 to 191.5)	<0.0001	0.80
Suprailiac	−200.7 (−208.3 to 193.1)	<0.0001	−199.4 (−207.2 to 191.6)	<0.0001	0.78
Subscapular/triceps ratio	−1.05 (−1.20 to 0.90)	<0.0001	−1.07 (−1.22 to 0.92)	<0.0001	0.22
Central	−358.1 (−373.8 to 342.5)	<0.0001	−355.9 (−372.0 to 339.8)	<0.0001	0.73
Peripheral	−0.85 (−0.78 to 0.95)	0.92	−1.89 (−1.78 to 1.97)	0.83	0.001
Total (Σ4SF)	−760.6 (−791.3 to 730.0)	<0.0001	−755.07 (−786.7 to 723.43)	<0.0001	0.75
% Body fat	−85.23 (−89.65 to 79.23)	<0.0001	−84.32 (−88.65 to 77.58)	<0.001	0.75
Fat mass (kg)	−81.12 (−85.6 to 77.54)	<0.0001	−78.32 (−82.65 to 74.65)	<0.001	0.70

Adjusted for age, family income, education, and hypertension.
P value <0.05 is statistically significant.
BMI, body mass index; HC, hip circumference; WC, waist circumference; W-HR, waist-hip ratio; W-htR, waist-height ratio; Σ4SF, sum of 4 skinfolds.