Figure 1 — The rate of leukocyte telomere shortening predicts mortality from cardiovascular disease in elderly men: a novel demonstration

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The rate of leukocyte telomere shortening predicts mortality from cardiovascular disease in elderly men: a novel demonstration

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Figure 1. Those with shorter (below median) telomere length at baseline (dashed line) had 2.3 times greater likelihood of mortality over the following 12 years compared to those with longer telomeres (solid line).