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SUBMITTER: Williams DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4724094 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Williams Dylan M DM Palaniswamy Saranya S Sebert Sylvain S Buxton Jessica L JL Blakemore Alexandra I F AI Hyppönen Elina E Jarvelin Marjo-Riitta MR
American journal of epidemiology 20160120 3
Higher vitamin D status, lower adiposity, and longer telomere length are each reportedly associated with lower risk of several chronic diseases and all-cause mortality. However, direct relationships between vitamin D status (measured by circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration), adiposity, and telomere length are not well established. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of associations of 25(OH)D and body mass index (BMI; weight (kg)/height (m)(2)) with mean relative leukocyte ...[more]