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Table 3 Results of the hierarchical regression analysis for hostility and defensiveness predicting telomere length in the patient groups

From: The associations of hostility and defensiveness with telomere length are influenced by sex and health status

    β t p Semipartial r 95% CI
Regression 1
 BLOCK 1
  Age − 0.24 − 6.86 0.006* − 0.21 [− 0.002, − 0.001]
  Sex 0.05 1.40 0.16 0.04 [− 0.002, − 0.011]
  CAD status 0.03 0.83 0.41 0.03 [− 0.004, 0.009]
  Employment status − 0.01 − 0.36 0.72 − 0.01 [− 0.008, 0.005]
  #Cigarettes daily − 0.03 − 1.13 0.26 − 0.03 [− 0.001, 0.000]
  #Exercise hours/week 0.06 1.90 0.06 0.06 [0.000, − 0.001]
  #Alcohol beverages/week − 0.07 − 2.10 0.04 − 0.06 [− 0.001, − 0.002]
  Waist circumference − 0.03 − 0.99 0.32 − 0.03 [0.000, − 0.000]
  Glucose − 0.01 − 0.32 0.75 0.01 [− 0.002, 0.002]
  Mean arterial pressure 0.08 2.65 0.008* 0.08 [0.000, 0.000]
  Cholesterol total 0.05 1.40 0.16 0.08 [− 0.001, 0.005]
  History of CVD risk − 0.04 − 1.02 0.31 − 0.03 [− 0.014, 0.004]
  F(12,1023) = 11.08, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.115, R2adj = .105
 BLOCK 2
  Hostility − 0.03 − 0.91 0.37 − 0.03 [− 0.001, 0.000]
  F (1, 1022) = 0.82, p = 0.37, i2 = 0.116, R2adj = 0.104
 BLOCK 3
  Hostility*sex − 0.08 − 2.78 0.006* − 0.08 [− 0.002, − 0.0003]
  F(1,102) = 7.72, p = 0.007, R2 = 0.122, R2adj = 0.110
Regression 2
 BLOCK 2
  Defensiveness 0.03 0.84 0.40 0.03 [− 0.001, 0.001]
  F (1, 1022) = 0.71, p = 0.40, R2 = 0.116, R2adj = 0.104   
 BLOCK 3
  Defensiveness*CAD status − 0.06 − 1.98 0.049* − 0.058 [− 0.004, − 0.000]
  F(1,1021) = 3.90, p = 0.007, R = 0.119, R2adj = 0.107
  1. CI: confidence interval
  2. CAD status (dichotomized)= with (1) or without CAD (2); Employment status (dichotomized) = retired or non-employed (1), full-time or part-time (2). History of CVD risk (dichotomized) = absence (0) or presence (1) of hypertension (and/or) diabetes (and/or) hypercholesterolemia and CVD agents (e.g., dyslipidemic, antihypertensive agents, insulin, oral hyperglycemics)
  3. *p < .05
  4. #: Number of
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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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