Association between lipoproteins and telomere length in US adults: data from the NHANES 1999-2002.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence regarding the correlation between lipoproteins and telomere length in US adults is limited. We aimed to investigate whether lipoproteins was associated with telomere length using US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database.

Methods

A total of 6468 selected participants were identified in the NHANES Data Base (1999-2002). The independent and dependent variables were lipoproteins and telomere length, respectively. The covariates included demographic data, dietary data, physical examination data, and comorbidities.

Results

In fully-adjusted model, we found that 0.1 differences of telomere length were positively associated with HDL-C [0.19 (95% CI 0.07, 0.31)], while the associations between LDL-C [0.19 (95% CI -0.27, 0.65)],

SUBMITTER: Chen YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6444542 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature