November 1, 1995American Journal of Epidemiology
Height and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Why the study?
Is height inversely associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in women?
Population
121,700 US female nurses aged 30–55 years in 1976 from the Nurses' Health Study
Comparison
Height vs Shortest women (≤61 inches / ≤1.55 m)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
14 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports anthropometric CHD risk assessment in women; leaves open causality and clinical utility pending prospective confirmation.
Structured PICO
Is height inversely associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in women?
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Population
121,700 US female nurses aged 30–55 years in 1976 from the Nurses' Health Study
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Intervention
Height (taller stature, e.g., ≥67 inches / ≥1.70 m)
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Comparator
Shortest women (≤61 inches / ≤1.55 m)
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Outcome
Coronary heart disease (nonfatal myocardial infarction, fatal myocardial infarction, confirmed angina, or coronary revascularization)hard clinical
Height is inversely associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in women, with taller women having a significantly lower risk.
Cite This Study
Rich‐Edwards et al. (1995) studied this question.