| Title: |
Adult socioeconomic position and the association between height and coronary heart disease mortality: findings from 33 years of follow-up in the Whitehall Study. |
| Authors: |
Langenberg C; Shipley MJ; Batty GD; Marmot MG |
| Source: |
American Journal of Public Health; Apr2005, Vol. 95 Issue 4, p628-632, 5p |
| Subject Terms: |
Civil service; Coronary disease; Stature; Mortality; Disease risk factors; Socioeconomic factors; Social history; Public health |
| Abstract: |
In the Whitehall Study, which followed 17139 male civil servants over 33 years, the association between tall stature and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality differed between employment grades. In men without CHD at study entry, the hazard ratio per 15-cm increase in height was 0.77 (95% confidence interval [CI]=0.69, 0.85; P |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |