Table 1

Hazard ratios for height quartiles for each stroke subtype

Height (m)		Number of cases		Age adjusted			Fully Adjusted^1-150
Height (m)		Number of cases		HR	95% CI		HR	95% CI
All strokes
⩽1.671	96	1.00	reference		1.00	reference
1.672–1.716	63	0.67	(0.49 to 0.93)		0.71	(0.51 to 0.97)
1.717–1.759	68	0.78	(0.57 to 1.06)		0.84	(0.61 to 1.15)
⩾1.760	62	0.72	(0.52 to 0.99)		0.79	(0.57 to 1.09)
Hazard ratio (CI)per 10 cm increase in height		0.80 (0.67, 0.95)			0.84 (0.71, 1.01)
p for trend		0.012			0.060

Ischaemic strokes
⩽1.671	92	1.00	reference		1.00	reference
1.672–1.716	59	0.66	(0.48 to 0.92)		0.69	(0.50 to 0.96)
1.717–1.759	60	0.72	(0.52 to 0.99)		0.77	(0.56 to 1.07)
⩾1.760	53	0.64	(0.45 to 0.90)		0.70	(0.50 to 0.99)
Hazard ratio (CI)per 10 cm increase in height		0.77 (0.64, 0.92)			0.82 (0.68, 0.98)
p for trend		0.005			0.030

Fatal ischaemic strokes
⩽1.671	23	1.00	reference		1.00	reference
1.672–1.716	14	0.63	(0.32 to 1.22)		0.66	(0.34 to 1.29)
1.717–1.759	6	0.29	(0.12 to 0.71)		0.32	(0.13 to 0.80)
⩾1.760	8	0.39	(0.17 to 0.88)		0.44	(0.19 to 1.01)
Hazard ratio (CI)per 10 cm increase in height		0.54 (0.35, 0.82)			0.61 (0.40, 0.93)
p for trend		0.003			0.02

Non-fatal ischaemic strokes
⩽1.671	69	1.00	reference		1.00	reference
1.672–1.716	45	0.67	(0.46 to 0.98)		0.70	(0.48 to 1.03)
1.717–1.759	54	0.86	(0.60 to 1.23)		0.92	(0.64 to 1.32)
⩾1.760	45	0.72	(0.49 to 1.06)		0.79	(0.53 to 1.16)
Hazard ratio (CI)per 10 cm increase in height and		0.84 (0.68, 1.03)			0.88 (0.72,1.08)
p for trend		0.087			0.23

↵1-150 Adjusted for diastolic blood pressure, BMI, smoking, social class, total cholesterol, triglycerides, diabetes, angina.