Prevalent chronic lung disease

1. Telomere length is associated with prevalent chronic lung disease in humans (14.3% lower odds per IQR increase; adjusted OR 0.857, 95% CI 0.774–0.945).

   “Each interquartile range (IQR) increase in telomere length was associated with a 14.3% lower odds of prevalent pulmonary disease”

   HumansPer interquartile range increase in telomere length; adjusted analysisn = 4,994

   Telomere length and prevalent chronic lung disease in middle-aged and older adults: socioeconomic heterogeneity and early-life tobacco exposure in the health and retirement study

   Frontiers in medicine·30 Sep 2026

More on Telomere length