Highlights the percentage change in biomarker levels that is associated with an increase in telomere length.

Individuals with longer telomeres had increased levels of total cholesterol (2.4% increase, p = 0.027) and LDL cholesterol (3.7%, p = 0.027). Conversely, shorter telomeres were associated with increased levels of IL-6 (7.2% decrease, p = 0.022). All analyses were adjusted for age, gender and deprivation group. The change in telomere length was measured by an increase of one standard deviation in log telomere length.