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Metabolic syndrome components and leukocyte telomere length in patients with major depressive disorder
2 Dec 2021
Abstract excerpt
Objectives The relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and leukocyte telomere length (LTL) attrition in major depressive disorder (MDD) remains unclear.Methods We recruited 70 MDD patients (mean age: 44.6 years, 60.0% female) and 51 age- and sex-matched controls (mean age: 41.2 years, 68.6% female) to examine the associations of MetS components and LTL. Five MetS components—waist circumference,...
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