Mean or prevalence and standard error (SE) of the mean or prevalence of age adjusted risk factors in men by leg length, sitting height, height and leg: trunk ratio quartiles. Age is the only variable not age adjusted
| Variable | 1 - lowest quartile | 2 | 3 | 4 - highest quartile | p Value for trend |
| Leg length | |||||
| Age | 52.5 (0.2) | 52.5 (0.2) | 51.9 (0.2) | 51.4 (0.2) | 0.0001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 141.8 (0.8) | 139.9 (0.8) | 140.8 (0.8) | 140.6 (0.8) | 0.43 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 90.0 (0.5) | 88.0 (0.5) | 88.4 (0.5) | 88.3 (0.5) | 0.19 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.79 (0.05) | 5.74 (0.05) | 5.64 (0.05) | 5.66 (0.05) | 0.037 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.10 (0.01) | 1.15 (0.01) | 1.12 (0.01) | 1.12 (0.01) | 0.56 |
| Total/HDL cholesterol | 5.70 (0.08) | 5.44 (0.08) | 5.47 (0.08) | 5.41 (0.08) | 0.063 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/l)3-150 | 1.82 (0.02) | 1.66 (0.02) | 1.65 (0.02) | 1.62 (0.02) | 0.0008 |
| Fibrinogen (g/l) | 3.81 (0.04) | 3.81 (0.04) | 3.76 (0.04) | 3.69 (0.03) | 0.004 |
| FEV1/height2 (cl/m2) | 89.1 (1.0) | 91.0 (1.0) | 90.2 (1.0) | 91.3 (0.9) | 0.11 |
| Insulin resistance3-150 (HOMA) | 1.43 (0.04) | 1.24 (0.04) | 1.26 (0.04) | 1.22 (0.04) | 0.013 |
| Non-manual social class (%) | 20.2 (1.7) | 28.8 (1.9) | 36.1 (2.0) | 42.7 (2.0) | 0.0001 |
| Father in non-manual social class (%) | 8.8 (1.2) | 8.9 (1.2) | 12.7 (1.4) | 18.8 (1.6) | 0.0001 |
| Father unemployed (%) | 50.4 (2.3) | 49.5 (2.3) | 46.4 (2.3) | 36.2 (2.2) | 0.0001 |
| Subject employed at baseline (%) | 75.2 (1.7) | 78.9 (1.7) | 81.3 (1.6) | 85.9 (1.4) | 0.0001 |
| Ever smoker (%) | 84.0 (1.5) | 84.8 (1.5) | 85.0 (1.4) | 82.7 (1.5) | 0.90 |
| Trunk length | |||||
| Age | 53.1 (0.2) | 52.5 (0.2) | 51.8 (0.2) | 51.0 (0.2) | 0.0001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 140.7 (0.8) | 140.0 (0.8) | 140.5 (0.8) | 141.4 (0.8) | 0.34 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 88.6 (0.5) | 88.1 (0.5) | 88.3 (0.5) | 89.5 (0.5) | 0.24 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.75 (0.05) | 5.80 (0.05) | 5.67 (0.05) | 5.64 (0.05) | 0.016 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.16 (0.01) | 1.13 (0.01) | 1.12 (0.01) | 1.08 (0.01) | 0.0001 |
| Total/HDL cholesterol | 5.40 (0.09) | 5.56 (0.08) | 5.45 (0.08) | 5.61 (0.09) | 0.062 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/l)3-150 | 1.66 (0.02) | 1.69 (0.02) | 1.65 (0.02) | 1.76 (0.02) | 0.055 |
| Fibrinogen (g/l) | 3.82 (0.04) | 3.76 (0.04) | 3.76 (0.03) | 3.73 (0.04) | 0.093 |
| FEV1/height2 (cl/m2) | 86.2 (1.0) | 90.1 (0.9) | 91.4 (0.9) | 93.5 (1.0) | 0.0001 |
| Insulin resistance3-150 (HOMA) | 1.23 (0.04) | 1.24 (0.04) | 1.26 (0.04) | 1.45 (0.04) | 0.0025 |
| Non-manual social class (%) | 24.3 (1.8) | 29.5 (1.9) | 31.7 (1.9) | 43.7 (2.1) | 0.0001 |
| Father in non-manual social class (%) | 11.0 (1.4) | 11.4 (1.4) | 13.1 (1.4) | 14.4 (1.5) | 0.006 |
| Father unemployed (%) | 47.8 (2.4) | 47.8 (2.3) | 43.9 (2.2) | 42.1 (2.3) | 0.0001 |
| Subject employed at baseline (%) | 76.5 (1.8) | 79.5 (1.6) | 81.3 (1.6) | 82.8 (1.6) | 0.012 |
| Ever smoker (%) | 85.9 (1.5) | 84.1 (1.5) | 82.5 (1.5) | 84.3 (1.5) | 0.22 |
| Height | |||||
| Age | 53.0 (0.2) | 52.6 (0.2) | 51.6 (0.2) | 51.2 (0.2) | 0.0001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 141.6 (0.8) | 140.0 (0.8) | 140.0 (0.8) | 141.3 (0.8) | 0.96 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 89.6 (0.5) | 88.1 (0.5) | 87.9 (0.5) | 89.0 (0.5) | 0.76 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.74 (0.05) | 5.78 (0.05) | 5.69 (0.05) | 5.64 (0.05) | 0.008 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.14 (0.01) | 1.13 (0.01) | 1.11 (0.01) | 1.11 (0.01) | 0.047 |
| Total/HDL cholesterol | 5.47 (0.09) | 5.55 (0.08) | 5.57 (0.08) | 5.45 (0.08) | 0.75 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/l)3-150 | 1.70 (0.02) | 1.73 (0.02) | 1.68 (0.02) | 1.65 (0.02) | 0.19 |
| Fibrinogen (g/l) | 3.77 (0.04) | 3.81 (0.04) | 3.79 (0.03) | 3.69 (0.03) | 0.005 |
| FEV1/height2 (cl/m2) | 88.2 (1.0) | 89.2 (1.0) | 92.2 (1.0) | 91.8 (0.9) | 0.0001 |
| Insulin resistance3-150 (HOMA) | 1.35 (0.04) | 1.23 (0.04) | 1.30 (0.04) | 1.27 (0.04) | 0.89 |
| Non-manual social class (%) | 20.1 (1.7) | 28.9 (1.9) | 35.8 (2.0) | 43.1 (2.1) | 0.0001 |
| Father in non-manual social class (%) | 7.7 (1.2) | 11.9 (1.4) | 13.8 (1.5) | 16.0 (1.6) | 0.0001 |
| Father unemployed (%) | 49.7 (2.4) | 49.7 (2.3) | 42.4 (2.3) | 39.2 (2.2) | 0.0001 |
| Subject employed at baseline (%) | 75.2 (1.8) | 79.9 (1.6) | 80.8 (1.6) | 85.3 (1.5) | 0.0001 |
| Ever smoker (%) | 82.7 (1.6) | 85.7 (1.5) | 83.9 (1.5) | 83.7 (1.5) | 0.47 |
| Leg length/trunk length ratio | |||||
| Age | 52.3 (0.2) | 52.4 (0.2) | 51.9 (0.2) | 51.7 (0.2) | 0.011 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 141.7 (0.8) | 140.3 (0.8) | 141.0 (0.8) | 140.2 (0.8) | 0.27 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 90.1 (0.5) | 88.0 (0.5) | 88.3 (0.5) | 88.2 (0.5) | 0.074 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.78 (0.05) | 5.72 (0.05) | 5.69 (0.05) | 5.64 (0.05) | 0.13 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.09 (0.01) | 1.13 (0.01) | 1.14 (0.01) | 1.13 (0.01) | 0.047 |
| Total/HDL cholesterol | 5.74 (0.08) | 5.43 (0.08) | 5.46 (0.08) | 5.38 (0.08) | 0.013 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/l)3-150 | 1.83 (0.02) | 1.66 (0.02) | 1.64 (0.02) | 1.60 (0.02) | 0.0001 |
| Fibrinogen (g/l) | 3.80 (0.03) | 3.79 (0.03) | 3.76 (0.03) | 3.70 (0.04) | 0.012 |
| FEV1/height2(cl/m2) | 90.2 (1.0) | 90.6 (1.0) | 90.4 (1.0) | 90.2 (1.0) | 0.89 |
| Insulin resistance3-150 (HOMA) | 1.47 (0.04) | 1.25 (0.04) | 1.21 (0.04) | 1.21 (0.04) | 0.0004 |
| Non-manual social class (%) | 22.2 (1.7) | 28.0 (1.8) | 37.3 (2.0) | 40.7 (2.0) | 0.0001 |
| Father in non-manual social class (%) | 8.4 (1.2) | 10.7 (1.3) | 11.7 (1.4) | 18.5 (1.7) | 0.0001 |
| Father unemployed (%) | 48.9 (2.3) | 52.4 (2.3) | 44.5 (2.3) | 36.0 (2.2) | 0.0001 |
| Subject employed at baseline (%) | 75.6 (1.7) | 78.0 (1.7) | 82.8 (1.5) | 85.0 (1.5) | 0.0001 |
| Ever smoker (%) | 82.5 (1.5) | 86.3 (1.4) | 84.1 (1.5) | 83.5 (1.5) | 0.82 |
↵3-150 Geometric means, standard errors refer to logged data.