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Examining the gender difference in the association between metabolic syndrome and the mean leukocyte telomere length
7 Jul 2017
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The mechanism of cellular aging likely involves decreased telomere length and is associated with age-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important risk factor for CVD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between LTL and MetS. We evaluated 7370 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2002). The association...
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