If you are tall you are more likely to have these conditions | height | risk | peripheral neuropathy

[The Epoch Times, June 5, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Chen Juncun reported) Everyone’s body is different in fat and thin, with different heights, but they will all get sick.A study in the United States found that when people’sheightincreases, it suffers from somediseaseofriskwill also increase.

The study, conducted by the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, showed thatheighttaller people are more likely to haveperipheral neuropathy(peripheral neuropathy) and skin and boneInfect

However, taller people suffer from heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterolriskbut lower.

Researchers previously knew that height has always been a trigger for a variety of commondiseaseOne of the factors, but it was difficult for them to conclude that being tall or short increases risk, or that factors that affect height, such as nutrition or socioeconomic status, are the real reasons.

In the new study, the researchers removed these confounding factors and only explored the relationship between different diseases and height, as well as the relationship between genes and height.

The researchers used genetic and health data from a large pool of veterans from more than 200,000 white adults and more than 50,000 black adults.

The study looked at more than 1,000 conditions and characteristics, making it the largest study of height and disease to date.

The study confirms previous, smaller findings that taller people suffer from atrial fibrillation and venous There is a higher risk of varicose veins, but a lower risk of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

The study also found a new association, that taller people suffer fromperipheral neuropathyand skin and bonesInfectrisk is higher. Peripheral neuropathy is caused by damage to the nerves in the extremities.

The researchers concluded that height may be a risk factor for several diseases that are common in adults but have been previously overlooked. But they also say that more research is needed in the future to confirm some of the associations found in this study. Future studies would benefit greatly if larger and more diverse international population data were obtained.

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