We used a genetic approach to investigate the association between height and CAD,
using 180 height-associated genetic variants. We tested the association between a change
in genetically determined height of 1 SD (6.5 cm) with the risk of CAD in 65,066
cases and 128,383 controls. Using individual-level genotype data from 18,249 persons,
we also examined the risk of CAD associated with the presence of various
numbers of height-associated alleles. To identify putative mechanisms, we analyzed
whether genetically determined height was associated with known cardiovascular
risk factors and performed a pathway analysis of the height-associated genes.