Why the study?
Data are scarce regarding the relationship between body height and early-stage atherosclerotic changes, particularly in Chinese individuals.
Is short body height associated with increased early-stage atherosclerosis and blood pressure in Chinese adults?
Population
5098 men and women from a community-based health examination survey in central China
Comparison
Associations across different body heights
Design
Community-based health examination survey
Authors
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Short stature may flag higher stiffness risk in prehypertension; leaves open causal role in atherosclerosis.
Is short body height associated with increased early-stage atherosclerosis and blood pressure in Chinese adults?
Short body height is independently associated with increased early-stage atherosclerosis and blood pressure in Chinese adults, an effect that is exacerbated by prehypertension.
Qiu et al. (2020) studied this question.
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