2022
Iron status and the risk of sepsis and severe COVID-19: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study
Mohus RM, Flatby H, Liyanarachi KV, DeWan AT, Solligård E, Damås JK, Åsvold BO, Gustad LT, Rogne T. Iron status and the risk of sepsis and severe COVID-19: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 16157. PMID: 36171422, PMCID: PMC9516524, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20679-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of sepsisTwo-sample Mendelian randomization studyIron statusMendelian randomization studySerum ironOdds ratioCOVID-19Randomization studyTotal iron binding capacitySevere COVID-19Risk of hospitalizationHigh iron statusIron binding capacitySex-stratified analysesTransferrin saturationSevere infectionsIron biomarkersObservational studyHigh riskSepsisStandard deviation increaseHospitalizationFurther studiesRiskStatusInsomnia 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 functionSymptomsInfectionMortalitySleepRiskParticipantsIncidence, recurring admissions and mortality of severe bacterial infections and sepsis over a 22-year period in the population-based HUNT study
Liyanarachi KV, Solligård E, Mohus RM, Åsvold BO, Rogne T, Damås JK. Incidence, recurring admissions and mortality of severe bacterial infections and sepsis over a 22-year period in the population-based HUNT study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0271263. PMID: 35819970, PMCID: PMC9275692, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere bacterial infectionsPositive blood culturesBacterial infectionsBlood culturesPopulation-based HUNT StudyPositive blood culture rateTrøndelag Health StudyUrinary tract infectionPopulation-based cohortBlood culture rateCommon infectious diseasesInfectious disease burdenRegistry linkageTract infectionsLoss of healthMedian timeHUNT StudyDisease burdenIncidence rateCulture rateGeneral populationHealth StudyHospitalizationImportant causeTotal burdenExplaining sex differences in risk of bloodstream infections using mediation analysis in the population-based HUNT study in Norway
Mohus RM, Gustad LT, Furberg AS, Moen MK, Liyanarachi KV, Askim Å, Åsberg SE, DeWan AT, Rogne T, Simonsen GS, Nilsen TIL, Åsvold BO, Damås JK, Solligård E. Explaining sex differences in risk of bloodstream infections using mediation analysis in the population-based HUNT study in Norway. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 8436. PMID: 35589812, PMCID: PMC9118181, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12569-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident bloodstream infectionCardiovascular risk factorsBloodstream infectionsBSI mortalityRisk factorsHigh riskHealth behaviorsFirst-time bloodstream infectionRisk of BSIPotential modifiable risk factorsPopulation-based HUNT StudyModifiable risk factorsSex differencesHospital recordsProspective studyHUNT StudyExcess riskMediation analysisCausal mediation analysisEffects of sexMortalityComorbiditiesWomenMenRisk
2020
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 ResearchConceptsBody 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 analysisCardiometabolic Traits, Sepsis, and Severe COVID-19
Ponsford MJ, Gkatzionis A, Walker VM, Grant AJ, Wootton RE, Moore LSP, Fatumo S, Mason AM, Zuber V, Willer C, Rasheed H, Brumpton B, Hveem K, Damås J, Davies N, Åsvold BO, Solligård E, Jones S, Burgess S, Rogne T, Gill D. Cardiometabolic Traits, Sepsis, and Severe COVID-19. Circulation 2020, 142: 1791-1793. PMID: 32966752, PMCID: PMC7594537, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.050753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBetacoronavirusBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2DyslipidemiasGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisObesityPandemicsPhenotypePneumonia, ViralPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2SepsisSeverity of Illness IndexSmokingGenome-Wide Linkage Analysis of the Risk of Contracting a Bloodstream Infection in 47 Pedigrees Followed for 23 Years Assembled From a Population-Based Cohort (the HUNT Study).
Rogne T, Damås JK, Solligård E, DeWan AT. Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis of the Risk of Contracting a Bloodstream Infection in 47 Pedigrees Followed for 23 Years Assembled From a Population-Based Cohort (the HUNT Study). Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: 1580-1586. PMID: 32885941, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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 ResearchConceptsBloodstream 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