Table 4

Odds ratios for CHD incidence for increase in one standard deviation of leg length, trunk length, height and leg length/trunk length ratio

Variables in model		Leg length
Variables in model		Number of men with full data on variables considered	Unadjusted odds ratio for increase in leg length of one standard deviation^4-150	95% CI	Adjusted odds ratio for increase in leg length of one standard deviation^4-150	95% CI
Anthropometric variables^4-151	2427	0.90	[0.81, 1.00]	0.90	[0.80, 1.01]
CHD risk factors^4-162	2152	0.89	[0.79, 1.00]	0.94	[0.84, 1.06]
Insulin resistance^4-163	1904	0.88	[0.78, 0.99]	0.89	[0.79, 1.00]
Socioeconomic position^4-165	2370	0.90	[0.81, 1.00]	0.91	[0.82, 1.02]
All listed variables^4-170	1771	0.87	[0.76, 0.99]	0.88	[0.76, 1.02]
	Trunk length
Variables in model	Number of men with full data on variables considered	Unadjusted odds ratio for increase in trunk length of one standard deviation^4-152	95% CI	Adjusted odds ratio for increase in trunk length of one standard deviation^4-152	95% CI
Anthropometric variables^4-153	2427	1.05	[0.94, 1.16]	1.07	[0.95, 1.20]
CHD risk factors^4-162	2152	1.04	[0.93, 1.17]	1.08	[0.96, 1.22]
Insulin resistance^4-163	1904	1.01	[0.89, 1.14]	0.98	[0.86, 1.10]
Socioeconomic position^4-165	2370	1.06	[0.95, 1.18]	1.08	[0.96, 1.20]
All listed variables^4-170	1771	1.03	[0.91, 1.17]	1.12	[0.97, 1.30]
	Height
Variables in model	Number of men with full data on variables considered	Unadjusted odds ratio for increase in height of one standard deviation^4-154	95% CI	Adjusted odds ratio for increase in height of one standard deviation^4-154	95% CI
Anthropometric variables^4-160	2427	0.95	[0.86, 1.06]	1.05	[0.89, 1.23]
CHD risk factors^4-162	2152	0.94	[0.84, 1.06]	1.00	[0.88, 1.12]
Insulin resistance^4-163	1904	0.92	[0.81, 1.04]	0.91	[0.80, 1.03]
Socioeconomic position^4-165	2370	0.96	[0.86, 1.07]	0.98	[0.87, 1.09]
All listed variables^4-170	1771	0.92	[0.81, 1.05]	1.12	[0.91, 1.36]
	Leg length/trunk length ratio
Variables in model	Number of men with full data on variables considered	Unadjusted odds ratio for increase in leg length/trunk length ratio of one standard deviation^4-164	95% CI	Adjusted odds ratio for increase in leg length/trunk length ratio of one standard deviation^4-164	95% CI
Anthropometric variables^4-161	2427	0.88	[0.80, 0.98]	0.88	[0.75, 1.03]
CHD risk factors^4-162	2152	0.87	[0.77, 0.98]	0.92	[0.81, 1.03]
Insulin resistance^4-163	1904	0.87	[0.77, 0.98]	0.89	[0.79, 1.01]
Socioeconomic position^4-165	2370	0.88	[0.79, 0.98]	0.89	[0.80, 1.00]
All listed variables^4-170	1771	0.86	[0.75, 0.97]	0.83	[0.68, 1.01]

↵4-150 Odds ratio for increase in leg length of one standard deviation (4.4 cm), adjusted for age.
↵4-151 Anthropometric variables in the model: trunk length.
↵4-152 Odds ratio for increase in sitting height of one standard deviation (3.3 cm), adjusted for age.
↵4-153 Anthropometric variables in the model: leg length.
↵4-154 Odds ratio for increase in height of one standard deviation (6.5 cm), adjusted for age.
↵4-160 Anthropometric variables in the model: sitting height.
↵4-164 Odds ratio for increase in leg length/trunk length ratios of one standard deviation (3.3 cm), adjusted for age.
↵4-161 Anthropometric variables in the model: height.
↵4-162 CHD risk factors in the model: BMI, FEV/H², cholesterol, fibrinogen, diastolic blood pressure, ever smoked, currently smoke.
↵4-163 Insulin resistance factors in the model: HOMA, log triglycerides, HDL cholesterol.
↵4-165 Indicators of socioeconomic position in the model: own social class, father's social class (including a category for not known), father unemployed (including a category for not known).
↵4-170 All variables from all four categories entered in the model.