Height is not associated with long-term survival after XXXX .

@entity1 @entity583
BACKGROUND: Studies show an inverse association between height and risk of @entity583 . How height affects survival after @entity583 is uncertain. METHODS: In the Determinants of @entity583 Onset Study, trained interviewers performed chart reviews and face-to-face interviews with 1935 @entity1 hospitalized with @entity583 in 45 US medical centers between 1989 and 1993. We excluded 15 @entity1 with missing information on height. After a search of the National Death Index for @entity1 who died before 1996, we analyzed the relationship of height and survival with Cox proportional hazards regression. RESULTS: Of the 1920 eligible @entity1 , 317 (17%) died during a median follow-up of 3.8 years. Height was positively associated with younger age, greater educational attainment, and a lower likelihood of being sedentary among both @entity1 and @entity1 . Height was not associated with long-term survival among @entity1 in unadjusted or adjusted analyses. Among @entity1 , height was associated with survival only in unadjusted analyses; adjustment for age eliminated this association. We found no relationship between height and survival in any individual age group among @entity1 or @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: Although stature may be associated with the risk of @entity583 , it is not associated with long-term survival after such an event.
