Shorter patients in hospital intensive care units, or ICUs, are more likely to die during treatment than taller ones, a new study suggests, but the researchers are unsure why. The shortest patients (4 feet, 6 in) were 29% (men) and 24% (women) more likely to die than the tallest (6 feet, 6 in).

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Shorter patients in hospital intensive care units, or ICUs, are more likely to die during treatment than taller ones, a new study suggests, but the researchers are unsure why. The shortest patients (4 feet, 6 in) were 29% (men) and 24% (women) more likely to die than the tallest (6 feet, 6 in).