Key result
A 1 SD (4.3 cm) increase in leg length was associated with a lower odds of prevalent coronary heart disease (OR 0.84; 95% CI 0.77-0.93) independent of potential confounders.
Why the study?
Are components of adult height associated with prevalent coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women?
Population
4,286 postmenopausal women randomly selected from 23 British towns
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports early-life factors in postmenopausal CHD risk; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cross-Sectional (n=4,286)
Yes
Are components of adult height associated with prevalent coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women?
Odds Ratio: 0.84 (95% CI 0.77–0.93)
Shorter leg length is independently associated with prevalent coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women, suggesting early life environmental exposures influencing skeletal growth may impact later CHD risk.
Debbie A. Lawlor (2004) conducted a cross-sectional in coronary heart disease (n=4,286). Components of adult height (leg length) was evaluated on prevalent coronary heart disease (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.77 to 0.93). A 1 SD (4.3 cm) increase in leg length was associated with a lower odds of prevalent coronary heart disease (OR 0.84; 95% CI 0.77-0.93) independent of potential confounders.
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