Telomere Length and Physical Performance at Older Ages: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis

Michael P. Gardner; Carmen Martin-Ruiz; Rachel Cooper; Rebecca Hardy; Avan Aihie Sayer; Cyrus Cooper; Ian J. Deary; John Gallacher; Sarah E. Harris; Paul G. Shiels; John M. Starr; Diana Kuh; Thomas von Zglinicki; Yoav Ben-Shlomo; the Halcyon study team

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069526

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Telomere Length and Physical Performance at Older Ages: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis

Michael P. Gardner,

Affiliation School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Carmen Martin-Ruiz,

Affiliation Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Rachel Cooper,

Affiliation MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Rebecca Hardy,

Affiliation MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Avan Aihie Sayer,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Cyrus Cooper,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Ian J. Deary,

Affiliations Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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John Gallacher,

Affiliation Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Sarah E. Harris,

Affiliations Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Medical Genetics Section, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Paul G. Shiels,

Affiliation Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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John M. Starr,

Affiliation Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Diana Kuh,

Affiliation MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Thomas von Zglinicki,

Affiliation Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Yoav Ben-Shlomo ,

* E-mail: Y.Ben-Shlomo@bristol.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Bristol, United Kingdom
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the Halcyon study team

¶Membership of the Halcyon Study Team is provided in the Acknowledgments.
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Telomere Length and Physical Performance at Older Ages: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis

Michael P. Gardner,
Carmen Martin-Ruiz,
Rachel Cooper,
Rebecca Hardy,
Avan Aihie Sayer,
Cyrus Cooper,
Ian J. Deary,
John Gallacher,
Sarah E. Harris,
Paul G. Shiels

Published: July 26, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069526

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