Why the study?
Leucocyte telomere length has been linked to ageing, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, but its association with cardiovascular disease risk needed exploration in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults.
Is leucocyte telomere length associated with cardiovascular disease risk in the general U.S. adult population?
Is leucocyte telomere length associated with cardiovascular disease risk in the general U.S. adult population?
Longer leucocyte telomere length is linearly and inversely associated with cardiovascular disease risk in the general U.S. population.
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LTL may mark higher CVD risk in US adults; leaves open incremental value, causality, and any clinical role.
Xu et al. (2020) studied this question.
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