Luealai Phennapha, Pongcharoen Tippawan, On-Nom Nattira, Suttisansanee Uthaiwan, Temviriyanukul Piya, Kriengsinyos Wantanee, Khemthong Chanakan, Chupeerach Chaowanee
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University Nakhon Pathom Thailand.
Nutrition Therapeutic Department Bangkok Hospital Headquarter Bangkok Thailand.
Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Aug 5;13(8):e70546. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.70546. eCollection 2025 Aug.
Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is considered a reliable biological indicator of aging. LTL shortening has been associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic markers among adults. However, evidence for an association in adolescents is limited. This cross-sectional study examined the association between blood biomarkers of cardiovascular diseases and leukocyte telomere length in 59 Thai adolescents with mean age 15 years. Blood samples and anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical data were collected, with relative telomere length (RTL) measured using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method. Results showed that RTL was negatively associated with Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) but positively associated with high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Inflammatory Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) was positively correlated with RTL, with a strong association in female adolescents. After adjusting the confounding factors including age, gender, and body mass index (BMI) for age the multivariable models indicated that predictors of shortening RTL were higher levels of HbA1C ( = -0.444, = 0.002) and lower in HDL-C ( = 0.025, = 0.002). The results suggested a positive association between telomere length and cardiometabolic risk factors such as HbA1C and HDL-C in Thai adolescent subjects. To confirm these findings, a longitudinal study should be conducted in the future with a larger sample size with considering of environment factors.
白细胞端粒长度(LTL)被认为是衰老的可靠生物学指标。LTL缩短与成年人心脏代谢标志物风险增加有关。然而,青少年中这种关联的证据有限。这项横断面研究调查了59名平均年龄15岁的泰国青少年心血管疾病血液生物标志物与白细胞端粒长度之间的关联。收集了血液样本以及人体测量、临床和生化数据,使用定量聚合酶链反应(qPCR)方法测量相对端粒长度(RTL)。结果显示,RTL与糖化血红蛋白(HbA1C)呈负相关,但与高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)呈正相关。炎性肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)与RTL呈正相关,在女性青少年中关联较强。在调整包括年龄、性别和年龄别体重指数(BMI)等混杂因素后,多变量模型表明,RTL缩短的预测因素是较高水平的HbA1C(β = -0.444,P = 0.002)和较低的HDL-C(β = 0.025,P = 0.002)。结果表明,在泰国青少年受试者中,端粒长度与HbA1C和HDL-C等心脏代谢危险因素之间存在正相关。为了证实这些发现,未来应进行一项样本量更大并考虑环境因素的纵向研究。
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