% IMPORTANT: The following is UTF-8 encoded. This means that in the presence % of non-ASCII characters, it will not work with BibTeX 0.99 or older. % Instead, you should use an up-to-date BibTeX implementation like “bibtex8” or % “biber”. @ARTICLE{Schttker:143318, author = {B. Schöttker$^*$ and L. Hagen$^*$ and Y. Zhang$^*$ and X. Gào$^*$ and B. Holleczek and X. Gao$^*$ and H. Brenner$^*$}, title = {{S}erum 25-{H}ydroxyvitamin {D} {L}evels as an {A}ging {M}arker: {S}trong {A}ssociations {W}ith {A}ge and {A}ll-{C}ause {M}ortality {I}ndependent {F}rom {T}elomere {L}ength, {E}pigenetic {A}ge {A}cceleration, and 8-{I}soprostane {L}evels.}, journal = {The journals of gerontology / A Biological sciences, medical sciences Series A}, volume = {74}, number = {1}, issn = {1758-535X}, address = {Oxford [u.a.]}, publisher = {Oxford Univ. Pr.}, reportid = {DKFZ-2019-00908}, pages = {121 - 128}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A strong association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D levels (25(OH)D) with all-cause mortality has been shown previously and 25(OH)D could be a useful aging marker.The analysis was performed in a population-based, cohort study from Germany with 9,940 participants, aged 50-74 years at baseline. A general linear model was used to assess associations of 25(OH)D levels with chronological age and the aging markers leukocyte telomere length (LTL), epigenetic age acceleration, and 8-isoprostane levels. A multivariate Cox regression model was applied to explore the independent and combined associations of these biomarkers with all-cause mortality (2,204 deaths occurred during a median follow-up of 14.3 years).On average, study participants lost 2.9 nmol/L 25(OH)D each 10 years of age. Increasing 25(OH)D levels were significantly associated with decreasing levels of 8-isoprostane levels but neither with LTL nor epigenetic age acceleration. The association of 25(OH)D quartiles with mortality was almost unchanged after adjusting for all aging markers (1.6-fold increased mortality in bottom quartile compared with top quartile). All aging markers were independent mortality predictors and subjects with unfavorable values for 4, 3, 2, and 1 aging marker(s) had 4.3-, 2.9-, 2.2, and 1.4-fold increased mortality, respectively.The 25(OH)D level can be regarded as an aging marker because it is linearly associated with age and an independent mortality predictor. Mechanisms linking vitamin D to healthy aging are unique and can neither be fully explained by aging of the epigenome, loss of telomeres, or antioxidative effects of vitamin D metabolites.}, cin = {C070}, ddc = {570}, cid = {I:(DE-He78)C070-20160331}, pnm = {313 - Cancer risk factors and prevention (POF3-313)}, pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-313}, typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16}, pubmed = {pmid:30371905}, doi = {10.1093/gerona/gly253}, url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/143318}, }