Title

Effect of physical activity on telomere length among middle-aged Indian adults: A cross-sectional study

Authors

Meena Mirdha^1,* & Samanvithaa Regalla²

Affiliation

¹Department of Physiology, AIIMS, Bathinda, Punjab, India; ²Department of Physiology, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center, L.B Nagar Hyderabad, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Meena Mirdha - E-mail: meenamirdha5@gmail.com
Samanvithaa Regalla - E-mail: regallasamanvithaa@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026

Abstract

A general problem in aging research understands the factors that influence biological aging, particularly the role of lifestyle behaviors such as physical activity. Therefore, it is of interest to examine the relationship between physical activity levels and leukocyte telomere length among middle-aged adults. Thus, we show the potential protective role of physical activity in maintaining cellular health during midlife. This research advances knowledge by establishing a significant link between higher physical activity levels and longer telomere length in middle-aged adults.

Keywords

Aging, biological aging, physical activity, telomere length, middle-aged adults

Citation

Mirdha & Regalla, Bioinformation 22(3): 1627-1631 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.