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Table 1 General characteristics of the families studied

From: Circulating leukocyte telomere length is highly heritable among families of Arab descent

Parameter

Parents

Children

N

123

131

M/F

79/44

61/70

Obesity (%)

47.9

29.7

DM T2 (%)

30.6

0

Hypertension (%)

14.0

0

Age (years)

45.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.1

9.37ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.6

BMI (kg/m2)

30.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.6

20.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.5

Waist circumference (cm)

95.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰13.3

62.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.7

Hip circumference (cm)

104.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6

72.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.0

Systolic BP (mmHg)

121.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰12.6

99.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.0

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

79.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.1

66.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.0

Glucose (mmol/L)

7.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.7

4.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.0

Triglycerides (mmol/L)#

1.5 (1.03-2.5)

0.88 (0.7-1.2)

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.1

4.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.9

LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.9

2.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.7

HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.86ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.23

1.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.29

Telomere length (kb)

6.53ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.95

7.23ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.06

  1. Note: Data presented as meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰standard deviation ; # denotes Non-Gaussian variable, presented as median.