Relationship Between Body Composition and Smoking Habit with Telomere Length of Minangkabau Ethnicity Men, in West Sumatera, Indonesia | Zendy

Delmi Sulastri | Zendy; Yuniar Lestari | Zendy; Afriwardi | Zendy; Desmawati Desmawati | Zendy

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Relationship Between Body Composition and Smoking Habit with Telomere Length of Minangkabau Ethnicity Men, in West Sumatera, Indonesia

Author(s) -

Delmi Sulastri,

Yuniar Lestari,

Afriwardi,

Desmawati Desmawati

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

pakistan journal of biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1812-5735

pISSN - 1028-8880

DOI - 10.3923/pjbs.2017.516.522

Subject(s) - bioelectrical impedance analysis , telomere , habit , demography , medicine , risk factor , cigarette smoking , protective factor , body mass index , biology , psychology , genetics , dna , sociology , psychotherapist

An increase in body composition and smoking habit are risk factors for high free radical levels in the body. This can lead to oxidative stress, due to the imbalance of pro-oxidants and oxidants in the body that leads to telomere shortening. The purpose of this research was to investigate the correlation between body composition and smoking habit with telomere length of men in West Sumatera, Indonesia.

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