The association between adult attained height and sitting height with mortality in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC)
(2017) In PLoS ONE 12(3).- Abstract
Adult height and sitting height may reflect genetic and environmental factors, including early life nutrition, physical and social environments. Previous studies have reported divergent associations for height and chronic disease mortality, with positive associations observed for cancer mortality but inverse associations for circulatory disease mortality. Sitting height might be more strongly associated with insulin resistance; however, data on sitting height and mortality is sparse. Using the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study, a prospective cohort of 409,748 individuals, we examined adult height and sitting height in relation to all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Height was measured in the majority... (More)
Adult height and sitting height may reflect genetic and environmental factors, including early life nutrition, physical and social environments. Previous studies have reported divergent associations for height and chronic disease mortality, with positive associations observed for cancer mortality but inverse associations for circulatory disease mortality. Sitting height might be more strongly associated with insulin resistance; however, data on sitting height and mortality is sparse. Using the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study, a prospective cohort of 409,748 individuals, we examined adult height and sitting height in relation to all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Height was measured in the majority of participants; sitting height was measured in 253,000 participants. During an average of 12.5 years of follow-up, 29,810 deaths (11,931 from cancer and 7,346 from circulatory disease) were identified. Hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for death were calculated using multivariable Cox regression within quintiles of height. Height was positively associated with cancer mortality (men: Q5.svQ1 = 1.11, 95%CI = 1.00-1.24; women: Q5.svQ1 = 1.17, 95%CI = 1.07-1.28). In contrast, height was inversely associated with circulatory disease mortality (men: Q5.svQ1 = 0.63, 95%CI = 0.56-0.71; women: vs.1Q= 0.81, 95%CI = 0.70-0.93). Although sitting height was not associated with cancer mortality, it was inversely associated with circulatory disease (men: Q5.svQ1 = 0.64, 95%CI = 0.55-0.75; women: vs.1Q= 0.60, 95%CI = 0.49-0.74) and respiratory disease mortality (men: Q5.svQ1 = 0.45, 95%CI = 0.28-0.71; women: vs.1Q= 0.60, 95%CI = 0.40-0.89). We observed opposing effects of height on cancer and circulatory disease mortality. Sitting height was inversely associated with circulatory disease and respiratory disease mortality.
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- Sawada, Norie
; Wark, Petra A.
; Merritt, Melissa A
; Tsugane, Shoichiro
; Ward, Heather A.
; Rinaldi, Sabina
; Weiderpass, Elisabete
; Dartois, Laureen
; His, Mathilde
; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine
; Turzanski-Fortner, Renée
; Kaaks, Rudolf
; Overvad, Kim
; Redondo, María Luisa
; Travier, Noemie
; Molina-Portillo, Elena
; Dorronsoro, Miren
; Cirera, Lluis
; Ardanaz, Eva
LU
; Perez-Cornago, Aurora
; Trichopoulou, Antonia
; Lagiou, Pagona
; Valanou, Elissavet
; Masala, Giovanna
; Pala, Valeria
; Peeters, Petra H. M.
; van der Schouw, Yvonne T.
; Melander, Olle
LU
; Manjer, Jonas
LU
; da Silva, Marisa
LU
; Skeie, Guri
; Tjønneland, Anne
; Olsen, Anja
; Gunter, Marc J.
; Riboli, Elio
and Cross, Amanda J
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- 2017-03-01
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- published
- keywords
- cancer, Nutrition, mortality, attained height, sitting height
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- PLoS ONE
- volume
- 12
- issue
- 3
- article number
- e0173117
- publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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- scopus:85014548956
- pmid:28257491
- wos:000396021100059
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0173117
- language
- English
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abstract = {{<p>Adult height and sitting height may reflect genetic and environmental factors, including early life nutrition, physical and social environments. Previous studies have reported divergent associations for height and chronic disease mortality, with positive associations observed for cancer mortality but inverse associations for circulatory disease mortality. Sitting height might be more strongly associated with insulin resistance; however, data on sitting height and mortality is sparse. Using the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study, a prospective cohort of 409,748 individuals, we examined adult height and sitting height in relation to all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Height was measured in the majority of participants; sitting height was measured in 253,000 participants. During an average of 12.5 years of follow-up, 29,810 deaths (11,931 from cancer and 7,346 from circulatory disease) were identified. Hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for death were calculated using multivariable Cox regression within quintiles of height. Height was positively associated with cancer mortality (men: Q5.svQ1 = 1.11, 95%CI = 1.00-1.24; women: Q5.svQ1 = 1.17, 95%CI = 1.07-1.28). In contrast, height was inversely associated with circulatory disease mortality (men: Q5.svQ1 = 0.63, 95%CI = 0.56-0.71; women: vs.1Q= 0.81, 95%CI = 0.70-0.93). Although sitting height was not associated with cancer mortality, it was inversely associated with circulatory disease (men: Q5.svQ1 = 0.64, 95%CI = 0.55-0.75; women: vs.1Q= 0.60, 95%CI = 0.49-0.74) and respiratory disease mortality (men: Q5.svQ1 = 0.45, 95%CI = 0.28-0.71; women: vs.1Q= 0.60, 95%CI = 0.40-0.89). We observed opposing effects of height on cancer and circulatory disease mortality. Sitting height was inversely associated with circulatory disease and respiratory disease mortality.</p>}},
author = {{Sawada, Norie and Wark, Petra A. and Merritt, Melissa A and Tsugane, Shoichiro and Ward, Heather A. and Rinaldi, Sabina and Weiderpass, Elisabete and Dartois, Laureen and His, Mathilde and Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine and Turzanski-Fortner, Renée and Kaaks, Rudolf and Overvad, Kim and Redondo, María Luisa and Travier, Noemie and Molina-Portillo, Elena and Dorronsoro, Miren and Cirera, Lluis and Ardanaz, Eva and Perez-Cornago, Aurora and Trichopoulou, Antonia and Lagiou, Pagona and Valanou, Elissavet and Masala, Giovanna and Pala, Valeria and Peeters, Petra H. M. and van der Schouw, Yvonne T. and Melander, Olle and Manjer, Jonas and da Silva, Marisa and Skeie, Guri and Tjønneland, Anne and Olsen, Anja and Gunter, Marc J. and Riboli, Elio and Cross, Amanda J}},
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title = {{The association between adult attained height and sitting height with mortality in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC)}},
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