Table 1. Association between height and baseline characteristicsa
|
Height (cm)
|
P value for trend across height categories
|
|
<171.0
|
171.0–175.9
|
176.0–180.9
|
 181.0
|
|
| Number of subjects |
3849 |
4907 |
4857 |
3740 |
|
|
Mean (standard error)
|
| Age (years) |
53.1 (0.1) |
51.8 (0.1) |
51.0 (0.1) |
50.4 (0.1) |
<0.001 |
| Plasma cholesterol (mmol/l) |
5.17 (0.02) |
5.13 (0.02) |
5.09 (0.02) |
5.06 (0.02) |
<0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
136.1 (0.3) |
136.4 (0.3) |
135.1 (0.3) |
136.6 (0.3) |
0.78 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
24.95 (0.05) |
24.91 (0.05) |
24.64 (0.04) |
24.47 (0.05) |
<0.001 |
| Triceps skinfold thickness (mm) |
4.31 (0.03) |
4.47 (0.02) |
4.49 (0.02) |
4.60 (0.03) |
<0.001 |
| Forced vital capacity (l) |
3.54 (0.01) |
3.92 (0.01) |
4.18 (0.01) |
4.53 (0.01) |
<0.001 |
|
Percent (standard error)
|
| Inactive/zero travel time |
18.3 (0.6) |
16.2 (0.5) |
15.5 (0.5) |
14.4 (0.6) |
<0.001 |
| Current cigarette smoker |
44.6 (0.8) |
42.7 (0.7) |
40.2 (0.7) |
37.2 (0.8) |
<0.001 |
| Low employment grade |
34.3 (0.8) |
23.6 (0.6) |
20.0 (0.6) |
16.9 (0.6) |
<0.001 |
| No partner |
15.6 (0.6) |
11.8 (0.5) |
10.6 (0.4) |
9.1 (0.5) |
<0.001 |
| Impaired glucose tolerance |
6.4 (0.4) |
5.7 (0.3) |
5.2 (0.3) |
4.1 (0.3) |
<0.001 |
| Diabetes |
1.7 (0.2) |
1.4 (0.2) |
0.9 (0.1) |
1.0 (0.2) |
<0.001 |
Disease at study entry
|
26.6 (0.7)
|
23.8 (0.6)
|
20.9 (0.6)
|
21.2 (0.7)
|
<0.001
|
|
a Adjusted for age (age is unadjusted).
