Open AccessChildhood Obesity Is Associated with Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length
Author(s) -
Jessica L. Buxton,
Robin Walters,
Sophie VisvikisSiest,
Stephen Eyre,
Philippe Froguel,
Alexandra I. F. Blakemore
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-2924
Subject(s) - telomere , obesity , context (archaeology) , childhood obesity , medicine , type 2 diabetes , disease , diabetes mellitus , biology , genetics , endocrinology , gene , overweight , paleontology
Obesity in adults is associated with shorter mean leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a marker of biological age that is also associated with age-related conditions including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. However, studies of childhood obesity and LTL have proved inconclusive.
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