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Association between objectively measured physical activity, chronic stress and leukocyte telomere length
1 Aug 2017
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BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) attenuates chronic stress and age-related and cardiovascular disease risks, whereby potentially slowing telomere shortening. We aimed to study the association between seven-day objectively measured habitual PA, chronic stress and leukocyte telomere length. METHODS: Study participants were African (N.=96) and Caucasian (N.=107) school teachers of the Sympathetic activity and...
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