Variations in the association of height with mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer in low-, middle-and high-income countries

Background: Final adult height is a useful proxy measure of childhood nutrition and disease burden. Tall stature has been previously associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality, decreased risk of major cardiovascular events and an increased risk of cancer. However, these associations have...

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Published in:International Journal of Epidemiology
Main Author: Khetan A.K.; Leong D.P.; Gupta R.; Zhu Y.; Li S.; Liu W.; Kruger I.M.; Teo K.K.; Wielgosz A.; Yusuf R.; Noor Khan N.-A.M.; Khatib R.; Alhabib K.F.; Karsidag K.; Chifamba J.; Mohammadifard N.; Serón P.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Orlandini A.; Szuba A.; Yusufali A.; Nair S.; Rosengren A.; Yeates K.; Dans A.M.; Iqbal R.; Avezum Á.; Rangarajan S.; Yusuf S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2022
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136237124&doi=10.1093%2fije%2fdyab268&partnerID=40&md5=9d1673b07e679b7f99a75562f4fc5026