Variations in the association of height with mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer in low-, middle- and high-income countries (original) (raw)

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2021

Abstract

Background Final adult height is a useful proxy measure of childhood nutrition and disease burden. Tall stature has been previously associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality, decreased risk of major cardiovascular events and an increased risk of cancer. However, these associations have primarily been derived from people of European and East Asian backgrounds, and there are sparse data from other regions of the world. Methods The Prospective Urban-Rural Epidemiology study is a large, longitudinal population study done in 21 countries of varying incomes and sociocultural settings. We enrolled an unbiased sample of households, which were eligible if at least one household member was aged 35–70 years. Height was measured in a standardized manner, without shoes, to the nearest 0.1 cm. During a median follow-up of 10.1 years (interquartile range 8.3–12.0), we assessed the risk of all-cause mortality, major cardiovascular events and cancer. Results A total of 154 610 participan...

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