Association between variants in the TERT gene and risk of peripheral arterial disease.

PAD indicates peripheral arterial disease; OR, odds ratio.*Crude ORs (95%CI) were determined by χ2 test, cases vs. control subjects.†Adjusted ORs (95%CI) and adjusted P value were obtained with multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis by adjusting for body mass index, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, smoking, alcohol intake, diabetes, history of hypertension and cardiovascular disease, medication treatment, and telomere lengths.‡Corrected P value was obtained by the Simes' procedure, a modified Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.