Association of Adult Height with Cardiovascular Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological studies on the association between adult height and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality have provided conflicting findings. We examined the association between adult height and the risk of CVD mortality.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of Knowledge, and Google Scholar for relevant studies published up to September 2021. Prospective cohort studies that reported the risk estimates for death from CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke were included. The random-effects model was used to calculate summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the highest vs. lowest categories of adult height.

Results

In total, 20 prospective cohort publications were included in this systematic review and 17 in the meta-

SUBMITTER: Fahim O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9629919 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature