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Table 1 Percentiles for telomere length (base pairs) and caffeine intake among U.S. women and men

From: Caffeine consumption and telomere length in men and women of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

 

Percentile (±SE)

Variable

5th

25th

50th

75th

95th

Telomere Length (base pairs)

 Women (n = 3085)

4937 ± 42

5386 ± 42

5743 ± 40

6178 ± 54

7007 ± 111

 Men (n = 2741)

4948 ± 30

5353 ± 31

5735 ± 39

6193 ± 50

7022 ± 82

 Combined (n = 5826)

4943 ± 32

5373 ± 33

5738 ± 37

6188 ± 49

7014 ± 85

Caffeine Intake (mg per day)

 Women (n = 3085)

0 ± 0.4

13 ± 7

109 ± 9

231 ± 11

555 ± 24

 Men (n = 2741)

0 ± 0.6

47 ± 9

145 ± 11

302 ± 14

685 ± 30

 Combined (n = 5826)

0 ± 0.4

32 ± 9

124 ± 8

262 ± 9

616 ± 30

  1. SE standard error. Table values include person-level weighted adjustments based on the sampling design of NHANES so that values reflect those of the U.S. population
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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