Table 1 Demographic characteristics and TL parameters for the entire cohort and by sex.

From: Telomeres shorten at equivalent rates in somatic tissues of adults

 

All

Men

Women

Number

87

26

61

Age (years)

44±14 (19–77)

46±18 (19–77)

44±11 (20–68)

Sex (%)

100

30

70

Blacks (%)

40

27

46

Whites (%)

21

35

16

Hispanics (%)

38

38

38

BSA (m2)

2.02±0.31 (1.58–3.30)

2.09±0.36 (1.58–3.30)

1.99±0.29 (1.59–2.75)

BMI (kg m−2)

33±9 (18–63)

31±9 (18–62)

34±9 (23–63)

Leukocyte TL (kb)

7.02±0.86 (4.52–10.25)

6.77±1.16 (4.52–10.25)

7.13±0.67 (5.89–9.13)*

Muscle TL (kb)

8.55±0.94 (5.86–11.53)

8.15±1.13 (5.86–10.35)

8.72±0.79 (7.33–11.53)*

Skin TL (kb)

7.29±0.90 (5.03–10.44)

7.16±1.12 (5.03–10.07)

7.35±0.79 (5.63–10.44)

Fat TL (kb)

8.18±0.93 (5.17–10.68)

8.10±1.20 (5.17–10.68)

8.21±0.80 (6.48–10.68)

  1. BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area; TL, telomere length; Whites, non-Hispanic Whites.
  2. *P<0.05 women versus men.
  3. Values are mean±s.d. (min—max) or %.
  4. Wilcoxon rank-sum test for difference in medians or χ2.
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