WITHDRAWN: Comparison of Leucocyte Telomere Length, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular disease risk and the output of a Deep learning Cardiac BioAge risk prediction tool: A UK Biobank Cohort study

Withdrawal Statement “The authors have withdrawn their manuscript owing to major updates that will be made prior to resubmission. Therefore, the authors do not wish this work to be cited as reference for the project. If you have any questions, please contact the corresponding author.” Competing Interest Statement Ehsan Vaghefi and David Squirrell are the co-founders of Toku Eyes. Songyang An is a member of the AI engineering team at Toku Eyes. Rini Corbett: Employment- Toku Eyes Funding Statement Toku Eyes has funded this study. Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: This study was enabled by the UK Biobank, which is available publically for research through it data guardian I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines, such as any relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material, if applicable. Yes