Table 2

Age adjusted 20 year mortality (per 10 000 person years) in the Renfrew/Paisley Study by height quintile

Men (n=7049)Height quintileRR2-150 (95% CI)RR (95% CI)
⩽163 cm164–167 cm168–170 cm171–174 cm⩾175 cm
All cause
 Number of deaths685704600661697
 Mortality rate257.5255.5234.7232.5233.11.13  (1.07, 1.19)1.10  (1.04, 1.16)
CHD
 Number of deaths278248238251266
 Mortality rate132.6115.1111.6105.3107.51.14 (1.05, 1.24)1.12 (1.03, 1.22)
Stroke
 Number of deaths7464575948
 Mortality rate43.338.533.032.925.61.32 (1.11, 1.57)1.30 (1.10, 1.55)
Respiratory disease
 Number of deaths6972514048
 Mortality rate36.942.030.922.623.61.45 (1.21, 1.72)1.35§ (1.12, 1.61)
Smoking related cancer
 Number of deaths115129109131148
 Mortality rate61.563.055.059.664.11.03 (0.91, 1.15)0.96§ (0.86, 1.09)
Smoking unrelated cancer
 Number of deaths6081647090
 Mortality rate35.243.735.235.940.50.92 (0.79, 1.07)0.88 (0.75, 1.03)
Height quintile
Women (n=8344) ⩽152 cm 153–155 cm 156–158 cm 159–162 cm ⩾163 cm  RR2-150(95% CI) RR (95% CI)
All cause
 Number of deaths632473515598420
 Mortality rate177.6168.0160.7156.9137.41.19 (1.11, 1.26)1.16 (1.08, 1.23)
CHD
 Number of deaths208149130179105
 Mortality rate69.061.248.354.840.31.29 (1.15, 1.45)1.22 (1.08, 1.37)
Stroke
 Number of deaths10178757557
 Mortality rate35.234.930.527.725.91.23 (1.04, 1.45)1.20 (1.02, 1.43)
Respiratory disease
 Number of deaths5443363223
 Mortality rate19.119.615.210.59.61.75 (1.40, 2.18)1.77§ (1.38, 2.27)
Smoking related cancer
 Number of deaths6235558062
 Mortality rate22.815.020.724.222.60.98 (0.81, 1.18)1.01§ (0.83, 1.23)
Smoking unrelated cancer
 Number of deaths9494123136107
 Mortality rate32.540.344.539.435.30.93 (0.81, 1.07)0.89 (0.77, 1.02)
  • 2-150 Age adjusted relative rate for 10 cm lower height. Fully adjusted relative rate for 10 cm lower height. Adjusted for social class, deprivation category, smoking, diastolic blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index, and FEV score. §Adjusted for social class, deprivation category, smoking, body mass index and FEV score.Adjusted for social class, deprivation category, body mass index and FEV score.