Leukocyte telomere length and obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Several studies have revealed the negative effects of adiposity on telomere length shortening. However, the results of the studies assessing the negative relationship between obesity and leukocyte telomere length (LTL) are not consistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis are aimed to pool the results of articles assessing the relationship between obesity and LTL among children and adolescents. Methods: To retrieve the related studies, four online databases including PubMed, Embase, ProQuest, and Scopus were searched until May 2022. Observational studies evaluating the relationship between obesity and LTL among apparently healthy children and adolescents (aged ≤18 years) were included in the study. We considered the studies that had reported a mean ± standa

SUBMITTER: Kahrizi MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490371 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature