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Table 5 Hazard ratio of all-cause mortality in patients with COPD grouped by tertiles of telomere length

From: Telomere length dynamics over 10-years and related outcomes in patients with COPD

 

HR (95% Cl)

p-value

Model 1

  

 Medium vs. long T/Sa

4.803 (0.99–23.18)

0.051

 Short vs. long T/Sa

6.267 (1.32–29.82)

0.021

Model 2

 Short/medium vs. long T/Sa

5.481 (1.23–24.42)

0.026

Model 3

 T/S (decrement 0.1 units)a

1.446 (1.10–1.91)

0.009

  1. T/S relative telomere length ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aCox HR analysis was adjusted by age, FEV1% and active smoking (current and former smokers) as covariates. Long T/S was used as the reference level. p-value < 0.05 are shown in italics
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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