Association of shorter leucocyte telomere length with risk of frailty

Association of shorter leucocyte telomere length with risk of frailty

Abstract Background Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome of decline that affects multiple systems and predisposes to adverse health outcomes. Although chronological age is the major risk factor, inter‐individual variation in risk is not fully understood. Leucocyte telomere length (LTL), a proposed...

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Main Authors: Vasiliki Bountziouka, Christopher P. Nelson, Veryan Codd, Qingning Wang, Crispin Musicha, Elias Allara, Stephen Kaptoge, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Adam S. Butterworth, John R. Thompson, Elizabeth M. Curtis, Angela M. Wood, John N. Danesh, Nicholas C. Harvey, Cyrus Cooper, Nilesh J. Samani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Leucocyte telomere length
Frailty
Biological age
UK biobank
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12971

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