Young adults born preterm had lower circulating humanin levels than adults born at term.
In plain wordsYoung adults born preterm had lower levels of the body's own humanin than adults born at term.
- Peptide
- Humanin
- Outcome
- DecreaseCirculating humanin in adults born preterm
- Study
n = 109
- Comparator
- Age-matched adults born at term
- Outcome group
- Aging markers · Cardiovascular
Source sentences
Serum humanin level was reduced in preterm adults.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In a cohort of young adults born preterm (n=55) and age-matched term (n=54), we compared circulating levels of humanin.
This result measures the body's own Humanin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.