Je größer, umso länger?

Die Bedeutung der Körpergröße für die Mortalität und Lebenserwartung wird kontrovers diskutiert. Die Daten dazu in verschiedenen Ländern sind unterschiedlich in Abhängigkeit von Ethnien und – unter anderem – sozioökonomischen Faktoren. Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede der Hämodynamik in Anhängigkeit von der Körpergröße bzw. Aortenlänge und deren Elastizität bzw. Steifigkeit spielen neben dem Alter zum Zeitpunkt der Untersuchung eine entscheidende Rolle. Diese Zusammenhänge werden hier beschrieben.

Abstract

The importance of height for mortality and life expectancy is a matter of controversy. The data on this in different countries vary depending on ethnicity, socio-economic and other factors such as age at the time of the study. Current German data show a positive correlation in younger cohorts in men with hypertension. Vascular factors such as the length of the aorta and its elasticity or stiffness seem to play an important role. A recent Dutch study shows a negative correlation between height and life expectancy in older women. Gender-specific differences in hemodynamics depending on body size or aortic length play a decisive role alongside age at the time of the examination.

Schlüsselwörter

Körpergröße - Aortenlänge - Lebenserwartung - Gefäßsteifigkeit

Key words

body height - aortic length - life expectancy - arterial stiffness

Publication History

Article published online:
08 December 2021

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