Research Article
Cytomegalovirus Infection and Its Relationship with Leukocyte Telomere Length: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Basic characteristics of study participants in NHANES.
| | Variables | Men () | Women () |
| | Age | 35.1 (0.3) | 35.0 (0.3) | | Telomere length ( ratio) | 1.12 (0.02) | 1.13 (0.02) | | Cytomegalovirus antibody (AU/mL) | 1.09 (0.04) | 1.48 (0.03) | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.6 (0.2) | 27.9 (0.2) | | C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.29 (0.01) | 0.45 (0.02) | | Smoking | 51.0% | 42.1% | | Ethnicity | | | | Non-Hispanic White | 10.1% | 8.4% | | Non-Hispanic Black | 7.1% | 8.1% | | Mexican American | 68.7% | 67.8% | | Others | 14.1% | 15.7% |
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