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 studiesRiskStatusIncidence, 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 burden