Telomere shortening associates with elevated insulin and nuchal fat accumulation
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63916-6
Abstract: Obesity and relative leucocyte telomere length (RTL) are both linked to accelerated aging and premature mortality. We examined if nuchal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) thickness, a surrogate marker of central trunk-weighted obesity, is an independent… read more here.
Keywords: insulin; telomere shortening; sat thickness; nuchal sat ... See more keywords