ArticleNutrition research and practice2017
Associations of alcohol consumption and alcohol flush reaction with leukocyte telomere length in Korean adults.
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- Impact of smoking and alcohol consumption on telomere length: A univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization study.Medicine · 2025Article
- The association between sleep quality and telomere length: A systematic literature review.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2023Review
- Alcohol consumption and telomere length: Mendelian randomization clarifies alcohol's effects.Molecular psychiatry · 2022Observational
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- Telomere length and its relationships with lifestyle and behavioural factors: variations by sex and race/ethnicity.Age and ageing · 2021Article
- Association between body temperature and leukocyte telomere length in Korean middle-aged and older adults.Epidemiology and health · 2021Article
- The relationship between mean telomere length and blood pressure: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
- Telomere Length: A Potential Biomarker for the Risk and Prognosis of Stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Review
- Association of Physical Activity With Telomere Length Among Elderly Adults - The Oulu Cohort 1945.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Early Senescence and Leukocyte Telomere Shortening in SCHIZOPHRENIA: A Role for Cytomegalovirus Infection?Brain sciences · 2018Review
- Effect of Traditional Korean Medicine Oncotherapy on the Survival, Quality of Life, and Telomere Length: A Prospective Cohort Study.Integrative cancer therapiesObservational
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesTelomere length is a useful biomarker for determining general aging status. Some studies have reported an association between alcohol consumption and telomere length in a general population; however, it is unclear whether the alcohol flush reaction, which is an alcohol-related trait predominantly due to acetaldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, is associated with telomere length. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the associations of alcohol consumption and alcohol flush reaction with leukocyte telomere length (LTL). SUBJECTS/
methodsThe study included 1,803 Korean adults. Participants provided blood specimens for LTL measurement assay and reported their alcohol drinking status and the presence of an alcohol flush reaction via a questionnaire-based interview. Relative LTL was determined by using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Statistical analysis used multiple linear regression models stratified by sex and age groups, and potential confounding factors were considered.
resultsAge-specific analyses showed that heavy alcohol consumption (> 30 g/day) was strongly associated with a reduced LTL in participants aged ≥ 65 years (
conclusionsThe results suggest that older alcohol drinkers, particularly those with the alcohol flush reaction, may have an accelerated aging process.
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