title: Height correlates with dyslipidemia in non-overweight middle-aged Japanese men.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Our previous study showed that height is inversely associated with the risk of stroke in middle-aged Japanese men, particularly in those with a low body mass index (BMI). Since height is regarded as a surrogate maker of childhood social and physical condition, while BMI may reflect primarily on the current physical condition, a detailed analysis of those with a lower BMI may elucidate the effects of childhood conditions. On the other hand, dyslipidemia is recognized as a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, no studies have reported on the association between height and dyslipidemia accounting for BMI status.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a hospital-based general population cross-sectional study of 3016 Japanese men aged 30-59 years. Dyslipidemia is defined by the Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines as follows: triglycerides (TG) ≥ 150 mg/dL and/or low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL) ≥ 140 mg/dL, and/or high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL) < 40 mg/dL, and/or lipid lowering medication use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Independent of classical cardiovascular risk factors, height was found to be inversely associated with dyslipidemia in subjects with a BMI <25 kg/m2but not in subjects with a BMI ≥25 kg/m2. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of dyslipidemia for an increment of one standard deviation (SD) in height (5.7 cm) were 0.90 (0.82-0.99) for subjects with a BMI < 25 kg/m2and 1.02 (0.89-1.17) for subjects with a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Height is inversely associated with dyslipidemia in those with a BMI < 25 kg/m2but not with a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2.
authors.affiliation: Osaka Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Osaka, Japan. shimizuyuji@nagasaki-u.ac.jp.|Department of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan. shimizuyuji@nagasaki-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Inoue Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimine
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Mako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagayoshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadota
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Inoue Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Shunkaikai, Inoue Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyohiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izumino
authors.affiliation: Shunkaikai, Inoue Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan.|Department of Island and Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged