Association between adult height, myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke and death: a Korean nationwide population-based study
Key result
In a cohort of 16,528,128 Korean adults, shorter adult height was strongly associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, and all-cause death over 9 years.
Why the study?
Is shorter adult height associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, and all-cause death?
Population
16,528,128 Korean patients who underwent regular health check-ups, stratified by age and gender.
Comparison
Adult height (stratified by decile) vs Different height deciles
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
9 years
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Implication
Shorter height may flag higher CV risk in Koreans; extends observational data but leaves causality and practice change open.
Study Design
Type
Cohort (n=16,528,128)
Structured PICO
Is shorter adult height associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, and all-cause death?
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Population
16,528,128 Korean adults undergoing regular health check-ups followed for 9 years to assess the association between adult height and cardiovascular events.
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Exposure
Adult height (stratified by decile)
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Comparator
Different height deciles
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Outcome
Incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), heart failure (HF), stroke, and all-cause mortalityhard clinical
Shorter adult height is independently associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in a large Korean population.
Cite This Study
Park et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in General population (n=16,528,128). Adult height vs. Different height deciles was evaluated on Myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke incidence and mortality. In a cohort of 16,528,128 Korean adults, shorter adult height was strongly associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, and all-cause death over 9 years.