Open AccessHeight, Its Components, and Cardiovascular Risk Among Older Chinese: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
Author(s) -
CM Schooling,
Chaoqiang Jiang,
Tai Hing Lam,
G. Neil Thomas,
Michelle Heys,
Bmbs,
Xiang Qian Lao,
Weisen Zhang,
Peymané Adab,
Kar Keung Cheng,
Gabriel M. Leung
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.088096
Subject(s) - medicine , dyslipidemia , anthropometry , socioeconomic status , demography , cross sectional study , biobank , cohort , diabetes mellitus , cohort study , blood pressure , gerontology , environmental health , population , endocrinology , pathology , sociology , biology , genetics
Better childhood conditions, inferred from height and specifically leg length, are usually protective against ischemic heart disease and its risk factors in Western countries. In other geoethnic populations, height is less clearly protective, casting doubt on there being a biological etiology. To clarify the role of childhood conditions, we examined the associations of height and its components with cardiovascular risk among older Chinese people.