Objectively measured sleep and telomere length in a population-based cohort of children and midlife adults

Poor sleep patterns in older adults are associated with chromosomal telomere shortening, a marker of cellular senescence. However, studies have relied on self-reported sleep characteristics, with few data for younger individuals. We investigated whether sleep measured via actigraphy was cross-sectionally associated with telomere length in children and midlife adults.A population-based sample of 1874 11-12 year olds and midlife adults (mean age...