The association of telomere length with body mass index and immunological factors differs according to physical activity practice among children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Nathália Quaiatto Félix (Author), Luciana Tornquist (Author), Ana Paula Sehn (Author), Helen Freitas D'avila (Author), Pâmela Ferreira Todendi (Author), Andréia Rosane de Moura Valim (Author), Cézane Priscila Reuter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study aims to verify the relationship between screen and sleep time, body mass index (BMI) and immunological factors with telomere length according to leisure-time physical activity (PA) in children and adolescents. Methods A cross-sectional study involving a sample of 476 s...