OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the associations of stature, lower leg length (LLL) and demi-arm span (demi- @entity5427 ) with major predisposing @entity65 factors and @entity301 . STUDY DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Cross-sectional study set at Glasgow Royal Infirmary of a subsample of 543 @entity1 and 646 @entity1 aged 25-66 y from the random MONICA sample. ASSOCIATED MEASURES: LLL, demi- @entity5427 , blood pressure, plasma total @entity165 , @entity6 and @entity301 ( @entity951 , angioplasty, @entity299 , and coronary artery bypass graft). RESULTS: The numbers (and proportions) of @entity1 and @entity1 , respectively, with @entity101 were 126 (23.6%) and 80 (14.0%), hypercholesterolaemia 155 (29.0%) and 171 (30.1%), @entity301 53 (10.1%) and 47 (8.4%), and @entity6 15 (2.9%) and 9 (1.6%). Results were adjusted for age, social class and smoking. Analysis of variance showed that in @entity1 , @entity851 of height, LLL or demi- @entity5427 were all associated significantly (P < 0.05) with hypercholesterolaemia. Long LLL, high ratios of LLL:height or LLL:demi-As were associated significantly (P < 0.05) with @entity6 . In @entity1 , @entity851 of height or LLL were associated with significantly (P < 0.05) with @entity301 . High ratio of demi- @entity5427 :height or low ratio of LLL:demi- @entity5427 was associated significantly (P < 0.05) with @entity301 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity851 and limb lengths, and also altered skeletal proportions, which may reflect interrupted early growth, are associated with several @entity209 . Skeletal disproportion associates with @entity6 in @entity1 and @entity301 in @entity1 .

Skeletal proportions and XXXX in adults.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity5427 :: ('MESH:D017204', 'Disease') :: ['AS'] @entity851 :: ('MESH:D006130', 'Disease') :: ['Short stature', 'shortness'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes', 'diabetes mellitus'] @entity301 :: ('MESH:D003327', 'Disease') :: ['coronary heart disease'] @entity951 :: ('MESH:D000787', 'Disease') :: ['angina'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['heart attack'] @entity209 :: ('MESH:D008659', 'Disease') :: ['metabolic disorders'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['cardiovascular risk'] @entity165 :: ('MESH:D002784', 'Chemical') :: ['cholesterol']
@entity209 :: (MESH:D008659,Disease) :: ['metabolic disorders']
