Physical Performance and Telomere Length in Older Adults.

Background: The aging population prompts studying risk factors and markers to predict healthy aging. Telomere length is a promising candidate for assessing various age-related traits.

Aim Of The Study: To investigate the association between physical performance and telomere length.

OXIDATIVE STRESS, TELOMERE LENGTH, AND FRAILTY IN AN OLD AGE POPULATION.

Background: A global aging population requires focusing on the risk factors for unhealthy aging, preventive medicine, and chronic disease management. The identification of adverse health outcomes in older adults has been addressed by the characterization of frailty as a biological syndrome. In this field, oxidative stress and telomere length have been suggested as biomarkers of aging.

Telomere shortening and frailty in Mexican older adults.

Aim: Telomere shortening has been associated with several age-related diseases, in addition to being considered a hallmark of aging. Frailty is a clinical syndrome characterized by an accentuated physiological and functional decline that might be a predictor of an adverse condition in older age. The present study evaluated the relationship between frailty and telomere shortening in older adults from Mexico City, Mexico.