Telomere length and baseline characteristics in all patients and stratified by gender, n = 343.

Count data presented as n(%) and continuous data given as mean ± SD or median (range), respectively
# independent-samples t test respectively Mann-Whitney-U-Test (MWU-test) or the χ2 test
† one outlier removed
$ = Fisher’s Exact Test
BMI = Body mass index
LDL = low density lipoprotein
HDL = high density lipoprotein
GOT = Glutamat-Oxalacetat-Transaminase
GPT = Glutamat-Pyruvat-Transaminase
MCV = Mean corpuscular volume
MCH = Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCHC = Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
# = Hyperfibrinogenemia and/or obesity and/or triglycerides > 150 mmol/L combined with HDL < 50 mmol/L (♀) resp. < 40 mmol/L (♂).
Telomere length and baseline characteristics in all patients and stratified by gender, n = 343.