Table 2

Increase in HR (95% CI) for all-cause, all cardiovascular, IHD and stroke mortality in original cohort associated with 1 SD increase in childhood stature (with robust standard errors)

	Original cohort with complete data on explanatory factors
	N (yes/no)	Age and sex adjusted			Additional adjustments^*
	N (yes/no)	HR	95% CI	p Value	HR	95% CI	p Value

All-cause
Foot length	750/1226	1.01	0.94 to 1.09	0.78	1.03	0.95 to 1.11	0.50
Shoulder breadth	794/1338	1.03	0.95 to 1.11	0.51	1.04	0.97 to 1.13	0.27
Height	875/1525	0.98	0.90 to 1.05	0.54	1.01	0.93 to 1.09	0.88
Trunk	832/1374	1.00	0.93 to 1.08	0.91	1.02	0.94 to 1.10	0.67
Leg length	832/1374	0.97	0.90 to 1.05	0.45	1.00	0.92 to 1.09	0.92

All CVD
Foot length	369/1607	0.97	0.87 to 1.08	0.60	0.98	0.88 to 1.10	0.76
Shoulder breadth	398/1734	0.97	0.87 to 1.07	0.52	0.98	0.88 to 1.09	0.70
Height	434/1966	0.93	0.83 to 1.03	0.17	0.95	0.85 to 1.06	0.37
Trunk	415/1791	0.98	0.89 to 1.08	0.69	0.99	0.89 to 1.10	0.82
Leg length	415/1791	0.91	0.82 to 1.02	0.10	0.94	0.84 to 1.05	0.29

IHD
Foot length	220/1756	0.98	0.85 to 1.13	0.80	0.99	0.86 to 1.13	0.84
Shoulder breadth	241/1891	0.96	0.84 to 1.11	0.60	0.96	0.84 to 1.10	0.57
Height	265/2135	0.92	0.80 to 1.06	0.25	0.92	0.80 to 1.07	0.28
Trunk	250/1956	1.00	0.88 to 1.14	0.98	1.01	0.88 to 1.15	0.92
Leg length	250/1956	0.90	0.78 to 1.03	0.13	0.90	0.78 to 1.04	0.15

Stroke
Foot length	75/1901	0.88	0.70 to 1.12	0.31	0.90	0.71 to 1.13	0.35
Shoulder breadth	77/2055	0.98	0.80 to 1.22	0.89	1.01	0.82 to 1.26	0.90
Height	83/2317	0.88	0.68 to 1.14	0.33	0.92	0.72 to 1.18	0.51
Trunk	81/2125	0.92	0.73 to 1.16	0.49	0.93	0.73 to 1.18	0.54
Leg length	81/2125	0.87	0.67 to 1.13	0.31	0.92	0.72 to 1.19	0.54

↵* Additionally adjusted for childhood socioeconomic position, household income, household food expenditure and breastfeeding status, and for adult socioeconomic position.
IHD, ischaemic heart disease.