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Article: Adult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21 000 deaths in 510 000 men and women

TitleAdult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21 000 deaths in 510 000 men and women
Authors
KeywordsBody height
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Injury
Mortality
Respiratory disease
Issue Date2009
PublisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/
Citation
International Journal Of Epidemiology, 2009, v. 38 n. 4, p. 1060-1071 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: In Caucasian populations, adult height is inversely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and positively related to some cancers. However, there are few data from Asian populations and from women. We sought to determine the sex- and region-specific associations between height and cardiovascular outcomes, and deaths due to cancer, respiratory and injury in populations from the Asia-Pacific region. Methods: Thirty-nine studies from the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration database were included. We used Cox proportional hazard regression models to estimate the associations between height and pre-specified outcomes. Results: A total of 510 800 participants with 21 623 deaths were included. Amongst men, inverse linear associations were observed between height and coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, CVD, injury and total mortality. The hazard ratios [95% confidence intervals, (CI)] for a 1-SD (= 6 cm) increment in height ranged from 0.85 (0.80-0.91) for injury to 0.97 (0.95-0.98) for total mortality. Similar trends were found between height and CHD, haemorrhagic stroke and CVD in women. A positive linear association was observed between height and cancer mortality. For each standard deviation greater height, the risk of cancer was increased by 5% (2-8%) and 9% (5-14%) in men and women, respectively. No regional difference was observed between Asian and Australasian cohorts. Adjusting for markers of education did not alter the results. Conclusions: The opposing relationships of height with CVD and cancer suggest that care is required in setting national policies on childhood nutrition lest they have unintended consequences on the incidence of major non-communicable diseases. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2009; all rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/151678
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2023 Impact Factor: 6.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.663
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia402903
358395
UK Wellcome Trust
Funding Information:

National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (402903 to CMYL, 358395 to APCSC); UK Wellcome Trust (to GDB).

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dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T06:26:31Z-
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dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal Of Epidemiology, 2009, v. 38 n. 4, p. 1060-1071en_US
dc.identifier.issn0300-5771en_US
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dc.description.abstractBackground: In Caucasian populations, adult height is inversely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and positively related to some cancers. However, there are few data from Asian populations and from women. We sought to determine the sex- and region-specific associations between height and cardiovascular outcomes, and deaths due to cancer, respiratory and injury in populations from the Asia-Pacific region. Methods: Thirty-nine studies from the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration database were included. We used Cox proportional hazard regression models to estimate the associations between height and pre-specified outcomes. Results: A total of 510 800 participants with 21 623 deaths were included. Amongst men, inverse linear associations were observed between height and coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, CVD, injury and total mortality. The hazard ratios [95% confidence intervals, (CI)] for a 1-SD (= 6 cm) increment in height ranged from 0.85 (0.80-0.91) for injury to 0.97 (0.95-0.98) for total mortality. Similar trends were found between height and CHD, haemorrhagic stroke and CVD in women. A positive linear association was observed between height and cancer mortality. For each standard deviation greater height, the risk of cancer was increased by 5% (2-8%) and 9% (5-14%) in men and women, respectively. No regional difference was observed between Asian and Australasian cohorts. Adjusting for markers of education did not alter the results. Conclusions: The opposing relationships of height with CVD and cancer suggest that care is required in setting national policies on childhood nutrition lest they have unintended consequences on the incidence of major non-communicable diseases. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2009; all rights reserved.en_US
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dc.subjectBody height-
dc.subjectCancer-
dc.subjectCardiovascular disease-
dc.subjectInjury-
dc.subjectMortality-
dc.subjectRespiratory disease-
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dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAsia - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAustralia - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshBody Height - Physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCardiovascular Diseases - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEpidemiologic Methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshNeoplasms - Mortalityen_US
dc.subject.meshRespiration Disorders - Mortalityen_US
dc.subject.meshWounds And Injuries - Mortalityen_US
dc.titleAdult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21 000 deaths in 510 000 men and womenen_US
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