The association of telomere length and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in US adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 61-65

  Mazidi, Mohsen ^a   Michos, Erin D ^b,c   Banach, MacIej ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^e Healthy Ageing Research Centre (HARC)   (Poland)

Author keywords

25(OH)D; Aging; Telomere length

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING; TELOMERE LENGTH; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 85007482789     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: 18969151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2017.64714     Document Type: Article

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