Table 3 Sensitivity analyses for the association of CRAE and AVR with leukocyte telomere length, stratified by sex and BMI.
From: Retinal microcirculation and leukocyte telomere length in the general population
Outcome | BMIc | Men | Women | P-Interaction sex × BMI × LTL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Estimate (95% CI) | n | Estimate (95% CI) | |||
CRAE a | ||||||
Excluding current and former smokers | 23.6 | 58 | −1.40 (−4.65, 1.86) | 62 | 0.04 (−4.12, 4.20) | 0.033 |
29.4 | 58 | −7.10 (−11.16, −3.03)† | 62 | 1.02 (−3.56, 5.61) | ||
Excluding hypertension | 23.1 | 56 | −0.90 (−4.96, 3.15) | 87 | −1.23 (−4.99, 2.54) | 0.0098 |
28.5 | 56 | −8.80 (−13.50, −4.10)† | 87 | −0.87 (−4.20, 2.45) | ||
Excluding diabetes | 23.8 | 119 | −1.50 (−4.17, 1.17) | 123 | −0.87 (−3.79, 2.05) | 0.006 |
29.3 | 119 | −5.80 (−8.59, −3.02)‡ | 123 | 0.36 (−2.26, 2.97) | ||
AVR b | ||||||
Excluding current and former smokers | 23.6 | 58 | −0.004 (−0.018, 0.010) | 62 | −0.006 (−0.024, 0.011) | 0.082 |
29.4 | 58 | −0.015 (−0.032, 0.002) | 62 | 0.006 (−0.014, 0.026) | ||
Excluding hypertension | 23.1 | 56 | −0.002 (−0.021, 0.018) | 87 | −0.006 (−0.023, 0.012) | 0.036 |
28.5 | 56 | −0.029 (−0.052, −0.007)* | 87 | −0.002 (−0.018, 0.014) | ||
Excluding diabetes | 23.8 | 119 | −0.006 (−0.018, 0.007) | 123 | −0.008 (−0.022, 0.005) | 0.0074 |
29.3 | 119 | −0.020 (−0.033, −0.007)† | 123 | 0.003 (−0.009, 0.015) | ||
