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SUBMITTER: Shiels PG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3144896 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shiels Paul G PG McGlynn Liane M LM MacIntyre Alan A Johnson Paul C D PC Batty G David GD Burns Harry H Cavanagh Jonathan J Deans Kevin A KA Ford Ian I McConnachie Alex A McGinty Agnes A McLean Jennifer S JS Millar Keith K Sattar Naveed N Tannahill Carol C Velupillai Yoga N YN Packard Chris J CJ
PloS one 20110727 7
<h4>Background</h4>It has previously been hypothesized that lower socio-economic status can accelerate biological ageing, and predispose to early onset of disease. This study investigated the association of socio-economic and lifestyle factors, as well as traditional and novel risk factors, with biological-ageing, as measured by telomere length, in a Glasgow based cohort that included individuals with extreme socio-economic differences.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 382 blood samples from the pSoBid ...[more]