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.