Table 1

Risk factors according to height quintiles (age adjusted means or proportions)

Men		Height quintile		Trend^1-150
Men		⩽163 cm	164–167 cm	Trend^1-150		168–170 cm	171–174 cm	⩾175 cm
Number	1281	1359	1305	1480	1624
Mean age at screening (y)^†	55.2	54.7	54.2	53.8	53.1	p=0.0001
Mean diastolic BP (mm Hg)	85.8	85.5	86.4	85.5	86.9	p=0.019
Mean cholesterol (mmol/l)	5.87	5.85	5.87	5.85	5.87	p=0.60
Mean body mass index (kg/m²)	25.9	25.9	26.0	25.8	25.8	p=0.29
Mean FEV₁(l)	2.18	2.37	2.49	2.63	2.82	p=0.0001
Mean adjusted FEV₁(%)	88.3	88.2	88.2	89.4	88.9	p=0.10
% never smoked	17.5	17.1	16.5	16.4	16.4	p=0.35
% current cigarette smokers	61.4	58.2	54.2	55.9	54.5	p=0.0003
% ex smokers	19.5	22.2	27.0	25.7	27.6	p=0.0001
% deprivation category 5–7	68.2	62.6	59.6	53.1	49.7	p=0.0001
% social class IV and V	37.7	31.2	28.6	25.6	22.4	p=0.0001
% angina (definite and possible)	21.6	18.9	17.5	15.2	15.3	p=0.0001
% bronchitis	7.6	6.4	6.4	4.4	4.5	p=0.0001
% ECG ischaemia	12.4	10.5	10.1	9.3	10.2	p=0.036
	Height quintile
Women	⩽152 cm	153–155 cm	156–158 cm	159–162 cm	⩾163 cm	Trend^1-150
Number	1638	1378	1606	2003	1719
Mean age at screening (y)^†	55.9	54.9	54.5	53.9	53.0	p=0.0001
Mean diastolic BP (mm Hg)	85.4	85.6	84.8	84.9	85.2	p=0.53
Mean cholesterol (mmol/l)	6.49	6.45	6.42	6.42	6.35	p=0.001
Mean body mass index (kg/m²)	26.5	26.2	25.8	25.8	25.0	p=0.0001
Mean FEV₁(l)	1.55	1.66	1.78	1.84	2.00	p=0.0001
Mean adjusted FEV₁(%)	90.3	90.9	93.6	92.8	94.4	p=0.0001
% never smoked	45.8	46.6	46.2	44.9	45.3	p=0.11
% current cigarette smokers	48.5	47.7	45.6	47.2	45.0	p=0.29
% ex smokers	5.5	5.7	8.2	7.8	9.6	p=0.0001
% deprivation category 5–7	66.9	60.6	58.5	56.7	50.9	p=0.0001
% social class IV and V	48.3	42.3	39.8	35.0	29.2	p=0.0001
% angina (definite and possible)	20.9	17.0	17.2	15.9	13.9	p=0.0001
% bronchitis	6.5	3.8	4.2	3.1	3.2	p=0.0001
% ECG ischaemia	10.8	11.5	9.6	9.7	8.6	p=0.021

↵1-150 Using height as a continuous variable. ^†Not age adjusted.