2022
Psychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans
Tamman AJF, Nagamatsu S, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Pietrzak RH. Psychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 31: 97-109. PMID: 36210262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsPremature mortalityU.S. veteransPsychosocial variablesNovel epigenetic clockLifetime substance use disorderRisk stratification modelMale U.S. veteransCross-sectional studyU.S. veteran populationWeekly physical exerciseSubstance use disordersMale U.S. military veteransBiological agingU.S. military veteransHealth morbidityModifiable correlatesMortality riskSleep qualityHigh riskGreater oddsUse disordersPhysical exercisePsychosocial factorsVeteran population
2019
Accelerated DNA Methylation Aging in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Tamman AJF, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Levy BR, Pietrzak RH. Accelerated DNA Methylation Aging in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 27: 528-532. PMID: 30792041, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational HealthPsychosocial factorsVeterans StudyMale U.S. veteransLifetime trauma burdenAccelerated DNA methylation agingDNA methylation agingU.S. military veteransMethylation agingTrauma burdenU.S. veteransPrevention effortsAdditional correlatesNegative beliefsMilitary veteransSexual traumaVeteransTraumatic stressDNA methylationHealthChild sexual traumaBody massRepresentative sample