Metabolic syndrome and epigenetic aging: a twin study.
Tiina FöhrArne HendrixAnna KankaanpääEija K LaakkonenUrho M KujalaKirsi H PietiläinenTerho LehtimäkiMika KähönenOlli RaitakariXiaoling WangJaakko A KaprioMiina OllikainenElina SillanpääPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2024)
The results of this study suggests that MetS is associated with accelerated epigenetic aging, independent of physical activity, smoking or alcohol consumption, and that the association may be explained by genetics.