Short people have a 50 percent higher risk of heart disease and death than tall people, but weight, blood pressure and smoking habits are still the most important factors for heart disease, according to a new study. Previous studies have shown a link between height and heart diseases such as angina pectoris, heart disease and vascular disease. This time, Finnish researchers conducted the first major review of such studies, including global studies, and confirmed the relationship between height and heart disease.
Finnish researchers reviewed 52 studies on height and heart disease involving more than 3 million male and female subjects. The experts did not consider the patient's objective height, but analyzed the population of a specific country. They found that the shortest people had a 1.5 times higher risk of heart disease or death than the tallest people. Generally speaking, the height of short people is less than 1.61 meters, and the height of tall people is at least 1.74 meters.
The cardiovascular research foundation of Finland and other institutions are funded. The study was published in the European Heart Journal. 'we don't want to scare short people, but maybe they should pay extra attention to their lifestyle,' said POG nordsterger, a professor of genetic epidemiology at root Hagen University, who was not involved in the study. However, compared with other factors such as smoking, height does not affect the severity of heart disease, and smoking can increase the risk of heart disease by up to four times.
Although scientists are still uncertain about the reason why short people are prone to heart disease, they believe there may be several explanations. Short stature may be the result of malnutrition. Generally, small people may be malnourished and vulnerable to disease. Experts also believe that there may be a biological explanation, such as hormone imbalance, which may damage the heart.
