Shorter telomeres are associated with obesity and weight gain in the elderly

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1176-1179

  Njajou, O T ^a   Cawthon, R M ^b   Blackburn, E H ^a   Harris, T B ^c   Li, R ^d   Sanders, J L ^e   Newman, A B ^e   Nalls, M ^c   Cummings, S R ^f   Hsueh, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adiposity; aging; telomere length; telomeres

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TELOMERE SHORTENING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TELOMERE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84866363682     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.196     Document Type: Article

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