| Title |
High Phobic Anxiety Is Related to Lower Leukocyte Telomere Length in Women
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0040516 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Olivia I. Okereke, Jennifer Prescott, Jason Y. Y. Wong, Jiali Han, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Immaculata De Vivo |
| Abstract |
Chronic psychological distress has been linked to shorter telomeres, an indication of accelerated aging. Yet, little is known about relations of anxiety to telomeres. We examined whether a typically chronic form of anxiety--phobic anxiety--is related to telomere length. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 41 | 23% |
| Chile | 21 | 12% |
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Egypt | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 100 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 167 | 95% |
| Scientists | 5 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 88 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 18% |
| Researcher | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 17 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 12 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 13% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 25 | 28% |