ArticleClinical obesity2018
Shorter preschool, leukocyte telomere length is associated with obesity at age 9 in Latino children.
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- Telomere Length and Pediatric Obesity: A Review.Genes · 2021Pooled it
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- Hidden Hunger in Pediatric Obesity: Redefining Malnutrition Through Macronutrient Quality and Micronutrient Deficiency.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Maternal hypertension and telomere length are associated with weight for age Z score change from birth to 6 months of age in a predominantly Latinx cohort.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Leukocyte telomere length and birth characteristics associated with obesity in infancy in a predominantly Latinx cohort.Pediatric obesity · 2025Article
- Dietary Zinc Intake and the Association of Insulin Level and HOMA-IR with Telomere Shortening in Mexican Children.Biological trace element research · 2025Observational
- The Association Between Longer Maternal Leukocyte Telomere Length in the Immediate Postpartum Period and Preterm Birth in a Predominately Latina Cohort of Mothers.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- Obesity-Senescence-Breast Cancer: Clinical Presentation of a Common Unfortunate Cycle.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- The interaction of socioeconomic stress and race on telomere length in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Associations of cord blood leukocyte telomere length with adiposity growth from infancy to adolescence.Pediatric obesity · 2023Article
- Telomere dysfunction in some pediatric congenital and growth-related diseases.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
- Longitudinal Association of Telomere Dynamics with Obesity and Metabolic Disorders in Young Children.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Obesity at Age 6 Months Is Associated with Shorter Preschool Leukocyte Telomere Length Independent of Parental Telomere Length.The Journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- From culture to chromosomes: A mother-child dyadic study of acculturation, telomere lengths and body fat.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2021Article
- Association of telomere length and telomerase methylation with n-3 fatty acids in preschool children with obesity.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- Rapid infant weight gain and prenatal maternal depression are associated with prehypertension/hypertension before age 9.Journal of human hypertension · 2020Article
- Diet-induced leukocyte telomere shortening in a baboon model for early stage atherosclerosis.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the potential role of leukocyte telomere length as a biomarker for development of childhood obesity in a low-income Latino population. A birth cohort of Latino children (N = 201) in San Francisco (recruited May 2006-May 2007) was followed until age 9 and assessed annually for obesity and dietary intake. Leukocyte telomere length was measured at 4 and 5 years (n = 102) and assessed as a predictor for obesity at age 9, adjusting for known risk factors. Furthermore, leukocyte telomere length at age 4 and 5 was evaluated as a possible mediator of the relationship between excessive sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and obesity at age 9. Shorter leukocyte telomere length in preschoolers was associated with obesity at age 9 (adjusted odds ratio 0.35, 95% confidence interval 0.13-0.94) after adjustment for known risk factors. Telomere length mediated 11% of the relationship between excessive sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and obesity. Shorter leukocyte telomere length may be an indicator of future obesity risk in high-risk populations as it is particularly sensitive to damage from oxidative stress exposure, including those from sugar-sweetened beverages.
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