Distribution of men and women by quintile of height
| Height quintile | Height range for women (cm) | Female cases (n=214) | Female controls (n=1438) | Height range for men (cm) | Male cases (n=355) | Male controls (n=2231) |
| 1 (shortest) | 122–154 | 58 (27%) | 273 (19%) | 125–167 | 101 (28%) | 563 (25%) |
| 2 | 155–157 | 62 (29%) | 361 (25%) | 168–171 | 49 (14%) | 335 (15%) |
| 3 | 158–161 | 32 (15%) | 221 (15%) | 172–175 | 79 (22%) | 584 (26%) |
| 4 | 162–165 | 37 (17%) | 344 (14%) | 175–179 | 58 (16%) | 328 (16%) |
| 5 (tallest) | 165–188 | 25 (12%) | 239 (17%) | 180–201 | 68 (19%) | 421 (19%) |