Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study
Rogne T, Solligård E, Burgess S, Brumpton BM, Paulsen J, Prescott HC, Mohus RM, Gustad LT, Mehl A, Åsvold BO, DeWan AT, Damås JK. Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study. PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003413. PMID: 33196656, PMCID: PMC7668585, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMendelian Randomization AnalysisMiddle AgedNorwayObesityProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSepsisConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexBloodstream infectionsBSI incidenceBSI mortalityHazard ratioMass indexGeneral populationPopulation-based cohortAnalysis of patientsTerms of mortalityMendelian randomization studyTraditional epidemiological studiesMendelian randomization analysisObesity paradoxMean ageObservational studyEpidemiological studiesRandomization studyCausal associationSepsisMortalityPatientsInfectionRandomization analysisThe Role of FER rs4957796 in the Risk of Developing and Dying from a Bloodstream Infection: A 23-Year Follow-up of the Population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Rogne T, Damås JK, Flatby HM, Åsvold BO, DeWan AT, Solligård E. The Role of FER rs4957796 in the Risk of Developing and Dying from a Bloodstream Infection: A 23-Year Follow-up of the Population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e297-e303. PMID: 32699877, PMCID: PMC8282309, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteremiaFollow-Up StudiesHumansProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSepsisConceptsBloodstream infectionsHUNT StudyCC genotypePopulation-based HUNT StudyBloodstream infection incidenceBloodstream infection patientsTotal study populationTerms of mortalityInfection patientsSepsis mortalityCase fatalityImmunoregulatory roleDiagnosis codesProspective dataStudy populationTT genotypeBlood samplesInfection incidencePatientsC alleleInfectionMajor causeHealth lossMortalitySingle nucleotide polymorphisms