The taller you are, the more likely you may be at risk
of developing blood clots in veins
The taller you are, the more likely you may be at risk
of developing blood clots in veins, according to new study of more than two
million siblings. The findings showed that the risk of venous thromboembolism —
a type of blood clot that starts in a vein — was associated with height, with
the lowest risk being in shorter participants. “Height in the population has
increased, and continues increasing, which could be contributing to the fact
that the incidence of thrombosis has increased,” said lead researcher Bengt
Zoller, Associate Professor at Lund University in Sweden. According to Zoller,
gravity may influence the association between height and venous thromboembolism
risk.
“It could just be that because taller individuals have
longer leg veins there is more surface area where problems can occur,” Zoller
said. “There is also more gravitational pressure in leg veins of taller
persons that can increase the risk of blood flow slowing or temporarily
stopping.” For the study, reported in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular
Genetics, the team looked at data on more than 1.6 million Swedish men born
between 1951 and 1992, and data on more than one million Swedish women who had
a first pregnancy between 1982 and 2012. For men shorter than 5 feet 3
inches, the risk for venous thromboembolism dropped 65 per cent when compared
to the men 6 feet 2 inches or taller.
For women shorter than 5 feet 1 inches who were
pregnant for the first time, the risk for venous thromboembolism dropped 69 per
cent, compared to women that were 6 feet or taller. Besides, the risk of blood
clots, previous studies have linked height also with cancer, heart problems,
gestational diabetes and even longevity.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
08.09.2017
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