Association of taller stature with lower cardiovascular disease mortality in Asian people: a systematic review
Abstract Background Adult height can serve as a disease marker. While taller stature has been reported to be linked to a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), an influence of the height on CVD is not fully understood in specific populations of Asia, which has a lower incidence of CVD and l...
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| author | Hiroyuki Teraura Tatsuya Suzuki Kazuhiko Kotani |
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| description | Abstract Background Adult height can serve as a disease marker. While taller stature has been reported to be linked to a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), an influence of the height on CVD is not fully understood in specific populations of Asia, which has a lower incidence of CVD and lower stature than Western populations. Methods We conducted a systematic review using original articles of prospective cohort studies published in English, via the PubMed database, on the relationship between the height and mortality of CVD, including cerebrovascular disease, in Asian people. Results We selected four studies on heart/coronary disease and five studies on cerebrovascular disease. Regarding heart/coronary disease, two studies showed that taller stature was associated with a decreased mortality of heart disease in men or cardiovascular disease in women. The hazard ratios of other studies had not shown a clear significance but a decreased direction of taller stature to the mortality. Regarding cerebrovascular disease, most studies showed that taller stature was associated with a decreased mortality of total cerebrovascular diseases or stroke. In two studies, taller stature showed a decreased mortality of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Conclusions Overall, adult height may be inversely predictive to the mortality of CVD, in particular cerebrovascular disease, in Asian people. While this seems to be a similar trend to that of Westerns, further studies are warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce9d90ea10f74687a78a89c42fd87b1a2022-12-21T18:10:01ZengBMCJournal of Physiological Anthropology1880-68052019-06-013811510.1186/s40101-019-0197-yAssociation of taller stature with lower cardiovascular disease mortality in Asian people: a systematic reviewHiroyuki Teraura0Tatsuya Suzuki1Kazuhiko Kotani2Division of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical UniversityDivision of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical UniversityDivision of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical UniversityAbstract Background Adult height can serve as a disease marker. While taller stature has been reported to be linked to a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), an influence of the height on CVD is not fully understood in specific populations of Asia, which has a lower incidence of CVD and lower stature than Western populations. Methods We conducted a systematic review using original articles of prospective cohort studies published in English, via the PubMed database, on the relationship between the height and mortality of CVD, including cerebrovascular disease, in Asian people. Results We selected four studies on heart/coronary disease and five studies on cerebrovascular disease. Regarding heart/coronary disease, two studies showed that taller stature was associated with a decreased mortality of heart disease in men or cardiovascular disease in women. The hazard ratios of other studies had not shown a clear significance but a decreased direction of taller stature to the mortality. Regarding cerebrovascular disease, most studies showed that taller stature was associated with a decreased mortality of total cerebrovascular diseases or stroke. In two studies, taller stature showed a decreased mortality of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Conclusions Overall, adult height may be inversely predictive to the mortality of CVD, in particular cerebrovascular disease, in Asian people. While this seems to be a similar trend to that of Westerns, further studies are warranted.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-019-0197-yHeightCoronary diseaseCerebrovascular diseaseStrokeEthnicity |
| spellingShingle | Hiroyuki Teraura Tatsuya Suzuki Kazuhiko Kotani Association of taller stature with lower cardiovascular disease mortality in Asian people: a systematic review Journal of Physiological Anthropology Height Coronary disease Cerebrovascular disease Stroke Ethnicity |
| title | Association of taller stature with lower cardiovascular disease mortality in Asian people: a systematic review |
| title_full | Association of taller stature with lower cardiovascular disease mortality in Asian people: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Association of taller stature with lower cardiovascular disease mortality in Asian people: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of taller stature with lower cardiovascular disease mortality in Asian people: a systematic review |
| title_short | Association of taller stature with lower cardiovascular disease mortality in Asian people: a systematic review |
| title_sort | association of taller stature with lower cardiovascular disease mortality in asian people a systematic review |
| topic | Height Coronary disease Cerebrovascular disease Stroke Ethnicity |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-019-0197-y |
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