Research Article

Influence of In Utero Maternal and Neonate Factors on Cord Blood Leukocyte Telomere Length: Clues to the Racial Disparity in Prostate Cancer?

Table 3

Relative change in the geometric mean umbilical cord blood leukocyte telomere length per standard deviation change in umbilical cord blood hormone concentrations, overall and by race, males in the hormones in umbilical cord blood study.

HormoneStandard deviationUnadjustedAdjusted for raceBlackWhite
Relative change-trendRelative change-trendRelative change-trendRelative change-trend

Testosterone (ng/mL)0.470.990.70.990.70.990.70.990.9
Estradiol (pg/mL)5,4640.970.40.970.40.980.80.960.5
SHBG (nmol/L)5.000.970.40.970.40.930.11.010.9
Androstanediol glucuronide (ng/mL)15.111.110.011.110.011.120.011.080.3
IGF-1 (ng/mL)51.761.020.61.020.61.050.61.020.8
IGF-2 (ng/mL)93.431.030.41.040.41.090.11.000.9
IGFBP-3 (ng/mL) 394.80.990.70.980.70.990.90.980.7
Leptin (pg/mL)8,8971.000.91.000.91.150.30.990.8
Vitamin D (ng/mL) 9.450.970.40.960.31.010.90.930.2
Molar ratios of
 Testosterone/SHBG 0.131.030.51.030.51.040.41.010.9
 Estradiol/SHBG1.091.000.90.990.91.050.50.970.6
 IGF-1/IGFBP-30.081.060.11.070.11.050.41.080.2
 IGF-2/IGFBP-30.191.060.11.060.11.090.081.020.7