Association between socioeconomic markers and adult telomere length differs according to sex: Pro-Saúde study

Understanding the social determinants of telomere length is critical to evaluate the risk of early biological aging. We investigated sex differences on the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and demographic markers and leukocyte telomere length (LTL) in Brazilian adults. This cross-secti...

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Main Authors: P. Normando, F.F. Bezerra, B.A. Santana, R.T. Calado, C.B. Santos-Rebouças, E.S. Epel, E. Faerstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2020-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2020001100605&tlng=en