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ArticleScientific reports2022

Cardiometabolic profile and leukocyte telomere length in a Black South African population.

Ndonwi Elvis Ngwa, Tandi E Matsha, Carl Lombard, Naomi Levitt, Eugene Sobngwi, Andre-Pascal Kengne, Nasheeta Peer

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Telomere Length, Health, and Mortality in a Cohort of Older Black South African Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ndonwi Elvis NgwaLaboratory for Molecular Medicine and Metabolism, Biotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon. ngwaelvis73@gmail.com.
Tandi E MatshaSouth African Medical Research Council/Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cardio-Metabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.
Carl LombardBiostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Naomi LevittChronic Disease Initiative for Africa, Department of Medicine, UCT, Cape Town, South Africa.
Eugene SobngwiLaboratory for Molecular Medicine and Metabolism, Biotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Andre-Pascal KengneNon-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Durban, Cape Town, South Africa.
Nasheeta PeerNon-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Durban, Cape Town, South Africa.
South African Medical Research Council · ZAUniversity of Cape Town · ZASouth African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative · ZAStellenbosch University · ZAUniversité de Yaoundé I · CM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several studies have reported a possible association between leucocyte telomere length (LTL) and cardio-metabolic diseases (CMDs). However, studies investigating such association are lacking in South Africa despite having a very high prevalence of CMDs. We investigated the association between LTL and CMD risk profile in a black South African population. This was a cross-sectional study with participants > 21 years of age and residing in five townships in Cape Town. CMD markers were compared between men and women and across quartiles of LTL. Linear and logistic regressions relate increasing quartile and Log

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HypertensionLeukocytesCholesterol, LDLCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSouth AfricaTelomereCholesterol, LDL

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