Associations between body height and cardiovascular risk factors in women and men: a population-based longitudinal study based on The Tromsø Study 1979-2016.

Objectives: Investigate associations between body height and cardiovascular disease risk factors at several time points in women and men across educational levels in Norway.

Design: Population-based longitudinal study.

Setting: The Tromsø Study, a population-based study with six surveys conducted between 1979 and 2016 in the municipality of Tromsø, Norway.

Time trends in body height according to educational level. A descriptive study from the Tromsø Study 1979-2016.

Objectives: The objective of our study was to describe time trends in body height according to attained educational level in women and men in Norway.

Methods: We used previously collected data from six repeated cross-sectional studies in the population based Tromsø Study 1979-2016. Measured body height in cm and self-reported educational level were the primary outcome measures.