Blood clot risk

What your height could mean for your health

Height can be an independent predictor of your risk for venous thromboembolism, or VTE, also known as blood clots, according to the study, published Tuesday in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics.

That blood clot risk was lowest among the shortest women and men and appeared to increase with height, the research showed.

Blood clot risk -- and other problems -- might be tied to how tall you are

Height can be an independent predictor of your risk for venous thromboembolism, or VTE, also known as blood clots, according to the study, published Tuesday in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics.

That blood clot risk was lowest among the shortest women and men and appeared to increase with height, the research showed.

"Height is not something we can do anything about," lead study author Dr. Bengt Zöller, associate professor at Lund University and Malmö University Hospital in Sweden, said in a news release.