2023
Circulating levels of micronutrients and risk of infections: a Mendelian randomization study
Flatby H, Ravi A, Damås J, Solligård E, Rogne T. Circulating levels of micronutrients and risk of infections: a Mendelian randomization study. BMC Medicine 2023, 21: 84. PMID: 36882828, PMCID: PMC9993583, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-02780-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of infectionGastrointestinal infectionsBlood levelsMendelian randomizationMendelian randomization studyOdds ratioObservational studyImmune responseIndependent cohortRandomization studySignificant associationInfectionClear associationMR analysisLevels of micronutrientsStatistical significanceConclusionsOur resultsPrevious observational studiesStandard deviation increaseUK BiobankRiskLevels of copperEuropean ancestryAvailable summary statisticsAssociation
2022
Insomnia symptoms and risk of bloodstream infections: prospective data from the prospective population‐based Nord‐Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway
Thorkildsen MS, Laugsand LE, Nilsen TIL, Mohus RM, Høvik LH, Rogne T, Solligård E, Damås JK, Gustad LT. Insomnia symptoms and risk of bloodstream infections: prospective data from the prospective population‐based Nord‐Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway. Journal Of Sleep Research 2022, 32: e13696. PMID: 36068650, PMCID: PMC10078600, DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-time bloodstream infectionNord-Trøndelag Health StudyHazard ratioBloodstream infectionsInsomnia symptomsProspective dataHealth StudyConfidence intervalsNorwegian Nord-Trøndelag Health StudyRisk of BSIPopulation-based prospective studyPopulation-based Nord-Trøndelag Health StudyFrequent insomnia symptomsNon-restorative sleepRisk of infectionCox regressionProspective studyAbove symptomsImmune functionSymptomsInfectionMortalitySleepRiskParticipants