15 year age adjusted mortality and cumulative incidence of CHD per 100 men, according to different leg length, trunk length, height and leg to trunk length ratio quartiles, with standard errors (SE). P values based on continuous variables for stature, not quartiles
| 1 - lowest quartile | 2 | 3 | 4 - highest quartile | p Value | |
| Leg length | |||||
| All deaths (639) | 27.7 (1.8) | 26.9 (1.8) | 25.7 (1.8) | 24.2 (1.7) | 0.18 |
| CHD deaths (263) | 11.3 (1.3) | 12.0 (1.3) | 11.5 (1.3) | 8.2 (1.1) | 0.17 |
| All incident CHD (435) | 19.1 (1.6) | 19.7 (1.6) | 18.6 (1.6) | 14.3 (1.4) | 0.05 |
| Trunk length | |||||
| All deaths (639) | 25.8 (1.7) | 28.9 (1.8) | 25.8 (1.7) | 24.7 (1.8) | 0.82 |
| CHD deaths (263) | 9.9 (1.2) | 12.0 (1.3) | 11.2 (1.3) | 10.3 (1.3) | 0.49 |
| All incident CHD (435) | 16.6 (1.6) | 19.9 (1.6) | 18.2 (1.5) | 17.2 (1.6) | 0.40 |
| Height | |||||
| All deaths (639) | 26.0 (1.7) | 28.4 (1.8) | 25.2 (1.7) | 24.9 (1.8) | 0.30 |
| CHD deaths (263) | 10.1 (1.2) | 12.4(1.3) | 11.4 (1.3) | 9.1 (1.2) | 0.55 |
| All incident CHD (435) | 17.3 (1.5) | 20.4 (1.6) | 19.0 (1.5) | 15.1 (1.5) | 0.36 |
| Leg length/trunk length ratio | |||||
| All deaths (639) | 28.0 (1.7) | 26.3 (1.7) | 25.9 (1.8) | 24.6 (1.7) | 0.18 |
| CHD deaths (263) | 11.7 (1.3) | 10.3 (1.2) | 12.1 (1.3) | 8.8 (1.2) | 0.10 |
| All incident CHD (435) | 19.8 (1.6) | 17.7 (1.6) | 18.7 (1.5) | 15.0 (1.5) | 0.02 |