Gardner, Michael P.Martin-Ruiz, CarmenCooper, RachelHardy, RebeccaSayer, Avan AihieCooper, CyrusDeary, Ian J.Gallacher, JohnHarris, Sarah E.Shiels, Paul G.Starr, John M.Kuh, Dianavon Zglinicki, ThomasBen-Shlomo, YoavAlfred, TamunoAucott, PaulaCraig, LeoneDay, IanDemakakos, PanosElliott, JaneGale, CatherineGoodwin, JamesLennox, AlisonMartin, RichardMcNeill, GeraldineMishra, GitaMulla, ZeinabMurray, EmilyParsons, SamPower, ChrisRichards, MarcusSouthall, HumphreySteptoe, AndrewTilling, KateWhalley, Lawrence2018-09-282018-09-282013-07-26Gardner, M P, Martin-Ruiz, C, Cooper, R, Hardy, R, Sayer, A A, Cooper, C, Deary, I J, Gallacher, J, Harris, S E, Shiels, P G, Starr, J M, Kuh, D, von Zglinicki, T, Ben-Shlomo, Y, Alfred, T, Aucott, P, Craig, L, Day, I, Demakakos, P, Elliott, J, Gale, C, Goodwin, J, Lennox, A, Martin, R, McNeill, G, Mishra, G, Mulla, Z, Murray, E, Parsons, S, Power, C, Richards, M, Southall, H, Steptoe, A, Tilling, K & Whalley, L 2013, 'Telomere Length and Physical Performance at Older Ages : An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis', PloS ONE, vol. 8, no. 7, e69526. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.00695261932-6203http://hdl.handle.net/2164/11182HALCyon is funded by the New Dynamics of Ageing (RES-353-25-0001) and MG and RC were receiving support from this grant. The Caerphilly Prospective Study was undertaken by the former MRC Epidemiology Unit (South Wales) and the School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol acts as the data custodian. The Hertfordshire Ageing Study was funded by the Wellcome Trust and the UK Medical Research Council. The Lothian Birth Cohort 1921 wave 1 phenotypic data collection and DNA preparation was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) (project grant 15/SAG09977). The Lothian Birth Cohort 1921 wave 3 phenotypic data collection was funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates (project grant CZB/4/505). The LBC1921 work was undertaken by the University of Edinburgh Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, part of the cross council Lifelong Health and Wellbeing Initiative (Centre grant G0700704/84698). Funding from the BBSRC, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC) is gratefully acknowledged. The NSHD is funded by the UK Medical Research Council and supports DK, RH and RC. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.444938engR MedicineGeneral Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular BiologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesRJournal article10.1371/journal.pone.0069526http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880845840&partnerID=8YFLogxK87