Is Leukocyte Telomere Length associated with biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk in US adults?
Leukocyte telomere length is associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors, particularly adiposity, supporting its role as a biomarker of cardiovascular aging.
LTL is most strongly associated with adiposity, but is also associated with biomarkers across several physiological systems. LTL may thus be a predictor of cardiovascular disease through its association with multiple risk factors that are physiologically correlated with risk for development of cardiovascular disease. Our results are consistent with LTL being a biomarker of cardiovascular aging through established physiological mechanisms.
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