Table 2.

Association between body height and cancer by sex and age (Cox regression models)

	Women		Men
	Risk increase by 10 cm body size (hazrd ratio, 95% CI)	p value	Risk increase by 10 cm body size (hazrd ratio, 95% CI)	p value
Cancer total	1.11 (1.09–1.13)	< 0.001	1.06 (1.04–1.08)	< 0.001
Lip, oral cavity and pharynx	0.98 (0.82–1.16)	0.772	0.89 (0.79–1.00)	0.053
Digestive organs	1.08 (1.02–1.13)	0.004	0.99 (0.95–1.03)	0.498
Esophagus	0.95 (0.76–1.20)	0.663	0.97 (0.84–1.12)	0.676
Stomach	0.92 (0.80–1.06)	0.269	0.89 (0.79–1.01)	0.064
Colon	1.17 (1.08–1.27)	< 0.001	1.02 (0.95–1.10)	0.590
Rectum	1.02 (0.89–1.18)	0.735	1.07 (0.96–1.19)	0.229
Anus and anal canal	1.00 (0.67–1.47)	0.986	1.09 (0.76–1.57)	0.641
Liver	1.04 (0.84–1.28)	0.726	0.91 (0.79–1.04)	0.167
Pancreas	1.14 (1.01–1.29)	0.037	0.95 (0.85–1.07)	0.433
Respiratory organs	1.09 (1.01–1.17)	0.021	0.96 (0.91–1.02)	0.171
Larynx	1.26 (0.88–1.79)	0.205	0.96 (0.79–1.16)	0.641
Bronchus and lung	1.09 (1.01–1.18)	0.029	0.96 (0.91–1.02)	0.226
Skin	1.10 (1.06–1.15)	< 0.001	1.11 (1.07–1.15)	< 0.001
Melanoma	1.21 (1.11–1.33)	< 0.001	1.29 (1.18–1.42)	< 0.001
Other skin cancer	1.08 (1.03–1.13)	0.001	1.07 (1.03–1.12)	0.001
Breast	1.21 (1.17–1.26)	< 0.001	–
Female genital organs	1.08 (1.01–1.15)	0.109	–
Prostate	–		1.15 (1.10–1.19)	< 0.001
Urinary tract	0.99 (0.90–1.09)	0.838	1.04 (0.99–1.11)	0.143
Kidney	1.03 (0.89–1.18)	0.725	1.05 (0.95–1.16)	0.345
Bladder	0.89 (0.76–1.04)	0.134	1.04 (0.95–1.13)	0.372
Lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue	1.05 (1.00–1.11)	0.065	1.10 (1.05–1.16)	< 0.001
Lymphomas	1.11 (1.05–1.18)	< 0.001	1.10 (1.04–1.17)	0.001
Leukemias	0.93 (0.82–1.05)	0.217	1.13 (1.02–1.25)	0.017