Nation IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Studies Link Height, Heart Disease Risk
New studies from Rhode Island and Germany found that shorter men face a greater risk of heart trouble and high blood pressure. The study of 6,589 Rhode Islanders looked at how other men compared with those who stood between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 8 inches. Those under 5 feet 5 inches had a risk of heart disease that was double that of the moderate-size men, while men over 5 feet 10 inches had a risk that was 60% lower. In the German study, which looked for links between height and blood pressure, there was only slight evidence that short women run a higher risk.
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