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Adult height, coronary heart disease and stroke: a multi-locus Mendelian randomization meta-analysis.

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Nüesch, E; Dale, C; Palmer, TM; White, J; Keating, BJ; van Iperen, EP; Goel, A; Padmanabhan, S; Asselbergs, FW; EPIC-Netherland Investigators, ...
Published in: Int J Epidemiol
December 1, 2016

BACKGROUND: We investigated causal effect of completed growth, measured by adult height, on coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and cardiovascular traits, using instrumental variable (IV) Mendelian randomization meta-analysis. METHODS: We developed an allele score based on 69 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with adult height, identified by the IBCCardioChip, and used it for IV analysis against cardiovascular risk factors and events in 21 studies and 60 028 participants. IV analysis on CHD was supplemented by summary data from 180 height-SNPs from the GIANT consortium and their corresponding CHD estimates derived from CARDIoGRAMplusC4D. RESULTS: IV estimates from IBCCardioChip and GIANT-CARDIoGRAMplusC4D showed that a 6.5-cm increase in height reduced the odds of CHD by 10% [odds ratios 0.90; 95% confidence intervals (CIs): 0.78 to 1.03 and 0.85 to 0.95, respectively],which agrees with the estimate from the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration (hazard ratio 0.93; 95% CI: 0.91 to 0.94). IV analysis revealed no association with stroke (odds ratio 0.97; 95% CI: 0.79 to 1.19). IV analysis showed that a 6.5-cm increase in height resulted in lower levels of body mass index ( P  < 0.001), triglycerides ( P  < 0.001), non high-density (non-HDL) cholesterol ( P  < 0.001), C-reactive protein ( P  = 0.042), and systolic blood pressure ( P  = 0.064) and higher levels of forced expiratory volume in 1 s and forced vital capacity ( P  < 0.001 for both). CONCLUSIONS: Taller individuals have a lower risk of CHD with potential explanations being that taller people have a better lung function and lower levels of body mass index, cholesterol and blood pressure.

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Int J Epidemiol

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EISSN

1464-3685

Publication Date

December 1, 2016

Volume

45

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1927 / 1937

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Triglycerides
  • Stroke
  • Risk Factors
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Observational Studies as Topic
  • Mendelian Randomization Analysis
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
 

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Nüesch, E., Dale, C., Palmer, T. M., White, J., Keating, B. J., van Iperen, E. P., … Casas, J. P. (2016). Adult height, coronary heart disease and stroke: a multi-locus Mendelian randomization meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol, 45(6), 1927–1937. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyv074
Nüesch, Eveline, Caroline Dale, Tom M. Palmer, Jon White, Brendan J. Keating, Erik Pa van Iperen, Anuj Goel, et al. “Adult height, coronary heart disease and stroke: a multi-locus Mendelian randomization meta-analysis.Int J Epidemiol 45, no. 6 (December 1, 2016): 1927–37. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyv074.
Nüesch E, Dale C, Palmer TM, White J, Keating BJ, van Iperen EP, et al. Adult height, coronary heart disease and stroke: a multi-locus Mendelian randomization meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 1;45(6):1927–37.
Nüesch, Eveline, et al. “Adult height, coronary heart disease and stroke: a multi-locus Mendelian randomization meta-analysis.Int J Epidemiol, vol. 45, no. 6, Dec. 2016, pp. 1927–37. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/ije/dyv074.
Nüesch E, Dale C, Palmer TM, White J, Keating BJ, van Iperen EP, Goel A, Padmanabhan S, Asselbergs FW, EPIC-Netherland Investigators, Verschuren WM, Wijmenga C, Van der Schouw YT, Onland-Moret NC, Lange LA, Hovingh GK, Sivapalaratnam S, Morris RW, Whincup PH, Wannamethe GS, Gaunt TR, Ebrahim S, Steel L, Nair N, Reiner AP, Kooperberg C, Wilson JF, Bolton JL, McLachlan S, Price JF, Strachan MW, Robertson CM, Kleber ME, Delgado G, März W, Melander O, Dominiczak AF, Farrall M, Watkins H, Leusink M, Maitland-van der Zee AH, de Groot MC, Dudbridge F, Hingorani A, Ben-Shlomo Y, Lawlor DA, UCLEB Investigators, Amuzu A, Caufield M, Cavadino A, Cooper J, Davies TL, IN Day, Drenos F, Engmann J, Finan C, Giambartolomei C, Hardy R, Humphries SE, Hypponen E, Kivimaki M, Kuh D, Kumari M, Ong K, Plagnol V, Power C, Richards M, Shah S, Shah T, Sofat R, Talmud PJ, Wareham N, Warren H, Whittaker JC, Wong A, Zabaneh D, Davey Smith G, Wells JC, Leon DA, Holmes MV, Casas JP. Adult height, coronary heart disease and stroke: a multi-locus Mendelian randomization meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 1;45(6):1927–1937.
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Published In

Int J Epidemiol

DOI

EISSN

1464-3685

Publication Date

December 1, 2016

Volume

45

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1927 / 1937

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Triglycerides
  • Stroke
  • Risk Factors
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Observational Studies as Topic
  • Mendelian Randomization Analysis
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease