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 | Zendy

Crystal Lee | Zendy; Federica Barzi | Zendy; Mark Woodward | Zendy; G. David Batty | Zendy; Graham G. Giles | Zendy; J. Wong | Zendy; K. Jamrozik | Zendy; TH Lam | Zendy; Hirotsugu Ueshima | Zendy; Hyeon Chang Kim | Zendy; Dongfeng Gu | Zendy; C. Mary Schooling | Zendy; Rachel Huxley | Zendy

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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

Author(s) -

Crystal Lee,

Federica Barzi,

Mark Woodward,

G. David Batty,

Graham G. Giles,

J. Wong,

K. Jamrozik,

TH Lam,

Hirotsugu Ueshima,

Hyeon Chang Kim,

Dongfeng Gu,

C. Mary Schooling,

Rachel Huxley

Publication year - 2009

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/dyp150

Subject(s) - medicine , demography , hazard ratio , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , cohort , stroke (engine) , cohort study , cause of death , disease , mortality rate , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering

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.

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