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Association of Smoking Behavior, Intensity, and Time Since Cessation with Epigenetic Aging Biomarkers: Results from NHANES 1999-2002

2025-12-19 occupational and environmental health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundSmoking is a major preventable risk factor for all-cause mortality and disability worldwide. It leads to age-related diseases, but the effects and reversibility of smoking behaviors on different epigenetic clocks are not fully explored. ObjectiveTo characterize the association of epigenetic age acceleration in whole blood with active and secondhand smoking (SHS), smoking intensity, and time since cessation among U.S. adults. MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study in adults from the N...

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