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.