Adult height and the risk of cause-specific death and vascular morbidity in 1 million people: individual participant meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: The extent to which adult height, a biomarker of the interplay of genetic endowment and early-life experiences, is related to risk of chronic diseases in adulthood is uncertain. METHODS: We calculated hazard ratios (HRs) for height, assessed in increments of 6.5 cm, using individual-part...
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2012
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