Decreased telomere length in the small airway epithelium suggests accelerated aging in the lungs of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Table 3 Telomere length associations with dichotomous variables

Variable	Telomere length mean ± SD (kbp/genome)	p-value
Sex
Male	144.07 ± 61.33	0.414
Female	156.06 ± 52.27	0.414
Viral Load (PLWH Only)
Detectable	104.77 ± 70.74	0.561
Undetectable	116.29 ± 48.10	0.561
COPD (all patients)
Yes	158.311 ± 56.09	0.510
No	148.45 ± 59.01	0.510
COPD (PLWH only)
Yes	104.94 ± 43.08	0.518
No	119.62 ± 52.17	0.518
COPD (HIV-negative only)
Yes	174.56 ± 49.59	0.686
No	167.66 ± 56.58	0.686

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