Fig. 5.
Effect of body fatness on lifespan and DNA damage. Negative and significant relationship between body fatness (g fat) and lifespan (days) (F = 5.32, P = .025, R 2 = 0.1, n = 53) (a). Positive and significant relationship between DNA damage measured by 8-OHdG concentration and body fatness obtained from a regression between fat mass and body mass in grams (F = 5.6, P = 0.02, R 2 = 0.13; n = 40) (b) (see text for details)