Inverse relation between height and cardiovascular mortality in men during 30-year follow-up.
Results from a socioeconomically homogenous population of middle-aged men demonstrate that body height predicts total, and especially cardiovascular, mortality over a 30-year follow-up, independent of traditional risk factors. The results suggest that every 5-cm increase in height is associated with decline of cardiovascular mortality risk by 18%.
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Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.
D001827:Body Height; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors