Investigation of a UK biobank cohort reveals causal associations of self-reported walking pace with telomere length
Paddy C. Dempsey,
Crispin Musicha,
Alex V. Rowlands,
Melanie Davies,
Kamlesh Khunti,
Cameron Razieh,
Iain Timmins,
Francesco Zaccardi,
Veryan Codd,
Christopher P. Nelson,
Tom Yates,
Nilesh J. Samani
May 19, 2022
Abstract: Walking pace is a simple and functional form of movement and a strong predictor of health status, but the nature of its association with leucocyte telomere length (LTL) is unclear. Here we investigate whether walking...