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Short stature and cardiovascular disease among men and women from two southeastern New England communities

Author(s) -

David Parker

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/27.6.970

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , epidemiology , demography , diabetes mellitus , short stature , risk factor , relative risk , pediatrics , endocrinology , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering

Short stature has been associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), although the reason for the association remains unclear. Data on the relation between stature and stroke is more limited. We examined the association between stature and CHD as well as between stature and stroke in men and women from two communities in southeastern New England.

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