Fig. 3From: Telomere shortening and accelerated aging in COPD: findings from the BODE cohortTelomere length (relative T/S ratio) dynamics in COPD patients (n = 70) vs. age-matched smokers without COPD (n = 73) after 3 years’ follow-up (p = 0.001, using GLIM - general lineal model for repetitive measures; T/S differences between groups p(T/Sxgroups)=0.002)Back to article page