Table 2

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

Men (n=7049)		Height quintile		RR^2-150 (95% CI)		RR^† (95% CI)
Men (n=7049)		⩽163 cm	164–167 cm	RR^2-150 (95% CI)		RR^† (95% CI)		168–170 cm	171–174 cm	⩾175 cm
All cause
Number of deaths	685	704	600	661	697
Mortality rate	257.5	255.5	234.7	232.5	233.1	1.13 (1.07, 1.19)	1.10^‡ (1.04, 1.16)
CHD
Number of deaths	278	248	238	251	266
Mortality rate	132.6	115.1	111.6	105.3	107.5	1.14 (1.05, 1.24)	1.12^‡ (1.03, 1.22)
Stroke
Number of deaths	74	64	57	59	48
Mortality rate	43.3	38.5	33.0	32.9	25.6	1.32 (1.11, 1.57)	1.30^‡ (1.10, 1.55)
Respiratory disease
Number of deaths	69	72	51	40	48
Mortality rate	36.9	42.0	30.9	22.6	23.6	1.45 (1.21, 1.72)	1.35^§ (1.12, 1.61)
Smoking related cancer
Number of deaths	115	129	109	131	148
Mortality rate	61.5	63.0	55.0	59.6	64.1	1.03 (0.91, 1.15)	0.96^§ (0.86, 1.09)
Smoking unrelated cancer
Number of deaths	60	81	64	70	90
Mortality rate	35.2	43.7	35.2	35.9	40.5	0.92 (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	RR^2-150(95% CI)	RR^† (95% CI)
All cause
Number of deaths	632	473	515	598	420
Mortality rate	177.6	168.0	160.7	156.9	137.4	1.19 (1.11, 1.26)	1.16^‡ (1.08, 1.23)
CHD
Number of deaths	208	149	130	179	105
Mortality rate	69.0	61.2	48.3	54.8	40.3	1.29 (1.15, 1.45)	1.22^‡ (1.08, 1.37)
Stroke
Number of deaths	101	78	75	75	57
Mortality rate	35.2	34.9	30.5	27.7	25.9	1.23 (1.04, 1.45)	1.20^‡ (1.02, 1.43)
Respiratory disease
Number of deaths	54	43	36	32	23
Mortality rate	19.1	19.6	15.2	10.5	9.6	1.75 (1.40, 2.18)	1.77^§ (1.38, 2.27)
Smoking related cancer
Number of deaths	62	35	55	80	62
Mortality rate	22.8	15.0	20.7	24.2	22.6	0.98 (0.81, 1.18)	1.01^§ (0.83, 1.23)
Smoking unrelated cancer
Number of deaths	94	94	123	136	107
Mortality rate	32.5	40.3	44.5	39.4	35.3	0.93 (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.