The Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Adult Height

Objectives: A cross-sectional survey was performed to evaluate the association between H. pylori and adult height. Methods: H. pylori infection was assessed using a^{13}{\rm C}\text{-urea}$breath test and height measured by a research nurse using a stadiometer in participants between the ages of 40-...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 2005-05, Vol.20 (5), p.455-465
Main Authors: Moayyedi, Paul, Forman, David, Duffett, Sara, Mason, Su, Brown, Julia, Crocombe, Will, Feltbower, Richard, Axon, Anthony
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Bacteria
Biological and medical sciences
Body Height
Breath Tests
Child
Child growth
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Childhood
Cohort Studies
Confidence Intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiology
Female
Height
Helicobacter Infections - epidemiology
Helicobacter Infections - ethnology
Helicobacter Infections - physiopathology
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Infections
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Men
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Sample Size
Sex Factors
Siblings
Social Class
Socioeconomics
Surveys and Questionnaires
United Kingdom - epidemiology
United Kingdom - ethnology
Urea
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Summary:Objectives: A cross-sectional survey was performed to evaluate the association between H. pylori and adult height. Methods: H. pylori infection was assessed using a^{13}{\rm C}\text{-urea}$breath test and height measured by a research nurse using a stadiometer in participants between the ages of 40-49 years. Results: Height was measured in 2932/3682 participants that attended and were evaluable. H. pylori infected women were 1.4 cm shorter than uninfected women (95% confidence interval, CI = 0.7-2.1 cm) and this statistically significant difference persisted after adjusting for age, ethnicity, childhood and present socio-economic status (H. pylori positives 0.79 cm shorter; 95% CI: 0.05-1.52 cm). H. pylori positive men were 0.7 cm shorter than uninfected men but this did not reach statistical significance (95% CI: -0.1-1.5 cm). Conclusion: Although H. pylori infection is associated with reduced adult height in women, this maybe due to residual confounding.
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/s10654-004-6634-0