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Rishika Kaja1, Stephanie M Reyes1, Heidi C Rossetti1
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA.
Abstract:
Prior research suggests that telomere length is a biomarker of cognitive aging; however, literature has demonstrated conflicting findings to date. The present study uses data from the Dallas Heart Study, N = 2606, to assess the association between telomere length and cognitive ability on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. The data do not support a relationship between telomere length and general cognitive functioning, (β = 0.016, SE = 0.31, p = 0.407). The data further replicate the negative findings within current literature.
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