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) | 45.9āĀ±ā10.1 | 9.37āĀ±ā2.6 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.0āĀ±ā5.6 | 20.0āĀ±ā5.5 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 95.4āĀ±ā13.3 | 62.8āĀ±ā5.7 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 104.9āĀ±ā6 | 72.2āĀ±ā15.0 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 121.2āĀ±ā12.6 | 99.8āĀ±ā15.0 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 79.6āĀ±ā9.1 | 66.0āĀ±ā8.0 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 7.1āĀ±ā3.7 | 4.9āĀ±ā1.0 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L)# | 1.5 (1.03-2.5) | 0.88 (0.7-1.2) |
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.2āĀ±ā1.1 | 4.4āĀ±ā0.9 |
LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.4āĀ±ā0.9 | 2.8āĀ±ā0.7 |
HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.86āĀ±ā0.23 | 1.1āĀ±ā0.29 |
Telomere length (kb) | 6.53āĀ±ā1.95 | 7.23āĀ±ā2.06 |