Loss of height predicts total and cardiovascular mortality: a cohort study of northern European women.
Sofia KlingbergKirsten MehligRojina DangolCecilia BjörkelundBerit Lilienthal HeitmannLauren LissnerPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Height loss is a marker for excess mortality in northern European women. Specifically the hazard of CVD mortality is increased in women with height loss during middle age, and the results suggest that the strongest cause-specific endpoint may be stroke mortality. The present findings suggest attention to height loss in early and mid-adulthood to identify women at high risk of CVD, and that regular physical activity may prevent early onset height loss.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- early onset
- cardiovascular events
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- physical activity
- risk factors
- pregnancy outcomes
- late onset
- atrial fibrillation
- depressive symptoms
- coronary artery disease
- working memory
- pregnant women
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- brain injury
- blood brain barrier
- skeletal muscle
- sleep quality
- cerebral ischemia