Telomere Length Attrition, a Marker of Biological Senescence, Is Inversely Correlated with Triglycerides and Cholesterol in South Asian Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

General characteristics of the T2DM group (UKADS).

		United Kingdom Asian Diabetes study
	All	Females	Males	𝑃 value
𝑁	142	86	56
Age (years)	53.6±5.8	53.8±6.1	53.2±5.5	NS
BMI (kg/m^2)	28.4±4.9	30.1±5.1	26.4±3.8	NS
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.6±0.5	5.3±0.6	5.9±0.7	NS
Insulin (μU/mL)	29.9±2.3	30.3±3.4	29.4±3.0	NS
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.7±0.1	4.8±0.2	4.7±0.1	NS
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.1±0.02	1.2±0.03	1.05±0.03	0.0001
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.4±0.10	2.4±0.1	2.5±0.2	NS
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	2.8±0.2	2.7±0.2	2.95±0.2	NS
Waist circumference (cm)	101.7±12.3	97.2±12.7	105.8±10.4	0.00002
Systolic BP (mmHg)	136±20.0	135±16.0	137±22.0	NS
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	83±10.0	83±10.0	83±11.0	NS
CHD risk (at 10 years %)	13.3±6.0	14.5±5.4	12.1±6.1	NS

Note: NS: nonsignificant; CHD: cardiovascular heart disease.