Table 1 Log transformed relative telomere length across participants who consented and provided a saliva sample, partitioned by child ethnicity and sex.
From: Telomere length in early childhood is associated with sex and ethnicity
Ethnicity | Sex | Number of samples | Mean | Standard error |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Male | 2296 | 0.285 | 0.0067 |
Female | 2088 | 0.328 | 0.0065 | |
European | Male | 984 | 0.251 | 0.0099 |
Female | 909 | 0.289 | 0.0099 | |
Māori | Male | 587 | 0.275 | 0.0135 |
Female | 525 | 0.316 | 0.0127 | |
Pacific People | Male | 320 | 0.403 | 0.0177 |
Female | 296 | 0.431 | 0.0167 | |
Asian | Male | 300 | 0.307 | 0.0173 |
Female | 268 | 0.362 | 0.0176 | |
Other | Male | 105 | 0.242 | 0.0325 |
Female | 90 | 0.353 | 0.0301 |