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8192139

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
The relation between height and death from cardiovascular disease was studied in a cohort of 3,809 persons aged 65 years or older (85% of eligible individuals) enrolled in a population survey in 1982-1983 in East Boston, Massachusetts. Self-reported height and weight were obtained, and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was measured using a mini-Wright peak flow meter (Armstrong Industries, North Brook, Illinois). Vital status and cause of death were obtained through 1988. The median height was 62 inches in women and 66 inches in men. After adjustment for age, body mass index, and cigarette smoking, the risk of cardiovascular death decreased with quintile of height in women, with relative risks of 1.65, 1.16, 1.15, 0.76, and 1.00 over successive quintiles, with the tallest as the referent (p trend = 0.015). The trend in men was not as strong, with relative risks of 1.22, 0.77, 0.90, 0.98, and 1.00 from the shortest to the tallest quintiles (not significant). In both men and women, the strongest association was found with height and height squared, indicating a curvilinear relation. Height remained a predictor in women after adjustment for PEFR and other risk factors. These data suggest that a relation between height and cardiovascular death that is not mediated by lung function exists in the elderly, at least among women.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9262
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
139
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1066-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Height, lung function, and mortality from cardiovascular disease among the elderly.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.