Telomere length in quartile by stratification variable | Cases | Person-years | Adjusted HR1 (95% CI) | P interaction |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (< 60 years) | ||||
 Q1 (shortest) | 28 | 12,985 | 1.00 (reference) | 0.30 |
 Q2 | 41 | 17,826 | 1.05 (0.65, 1.70) | |
 Q3 | 64 | 20,853 | 1.38 (0.88, 2.15) | |
 Q4 (longest) | 86 | 25,899 | 1.52 (0.99, 2.33) | |
 Ptrend |  |  | 0.017 | |
 Age (≥ 60 years) | ||||
 Q1 (shortest) | 56 | 30,050 | 1.00 (reference) | |
 Q2 | 65 | 26,267 | 1.32 (0.92, 1.89) | |
 Q3 | 56 | 23,459 | 1.26 (0.87, 1.82) | |
 Q4 (longest) | 46 | 19,275 | 1.27 (0.86, 1.88) | |
 Ptrend |  |  | 0.25 | |
Body mass index (< 23.0 kg/m2) | ||||
 Q1 (shortest) | 38 | 20,617 | 1.00 (reference) | 0.45 |
 Q2 | 44 | 21,321 | 1.12 (0.72, 1.73) | |
 Q3 | 46 | 21,377 | 1.14 (0.74, 1.76) | |
 Q4 (longest) | 55 | 22,407 | 1.31 (0.86, 2.01) | |
 Ptrend |  |  | 0.21 | |
Body mass index (≥ 23.0 kg/m2) | ||||
 Q1 (shortest) | 46 | 22,417 | 1.00 (reference) | |
 Q2 | 62 | 22,772 | 1.32 (0.90, 1.94) | |
 Q3 | 74 | 22,935 | 1.51 (1.04, 2.19) | |
 Q4 (longest) | 77 | 22,766 | 1.59 (1.09, 2.32) | |
 Ptrend |  |  | 0.013 |