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ea0099ep438 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2024

Obesity-related comorbidities as potential factors influencing features of premature ageing in severely obese patients

Dudek Alicja , Zapała Barbara , Ciszek Karol , Kawa Ilona , Zgliczyński Wojciech , Major Piotr

Background: Obesity poses a considerable threat to health, increasing the likelihood of accompanying conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and cancer. Ageing results in the accumulation of damaging factors leading to the development of chronic diseases. Inflammation levels, telomere length, level of neurocognitive function, metabolic age serve as acknowledged indicators of biological aging. The prevalence of premature ageing in obesity has been eviden...