Relation of telomere length with preterm birth and cardiovascular risk factors.

p-values below 0.05 are shown in bold type. ß coefficients equate to the difference in telomere length per unit change in the variable. DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HDLc = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP = C-reactive protein; LDLc = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP = systolic blood pressure; Si = Insulin sensitivity; TC = Total cholesterol; Tg = triglycerides. The variable preterm equates to the difference between subjects born preterm and the reference group subjects born at term. 1 = Adjusted for gender, birth weight SDS and birth length SDS. Relation of telomere length with preterm birth and cardiovascular risk factors.