2024
Chronic kidney disease and risk of bloodstream infections and sepsis: a 17-year follow-up of the population-based Trøndelag Health Study in Norway
Liyanarachi K, Mohus R, Rogne T, Gustad L, Åsvold B, Romundstad S, Solligård E, Hallan S, Damås J. Chronic kidney disease and risk of bloodstream infections and sepsis: a 17-year follow-up of the population-based Trøndelag Health Study in Norway. Infection 2024, 52: 1983-1993. PMID: 38679665, PMCID: PMC11499395, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-024-02265-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHazard ratioHazard ratio of deathChronic kidney diseaseCohort studyPopulation-based cohort studyNorwegian HUNT studyAlbumin-creatinine ratioTarget risk factorsAssociation of chronic kidney diseaseLoss of healthProspective cohort studyHUNT StudyHealth StudySystolic blood pressureSmoking statusKidney diseaseHospital admissionMedian follow-up timeGeneral populationRisk of bloodstream infectionImprove preventionFollow-up timeIncreased riskNormal albumin excretionRisk factors
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
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 analysis