2024
A Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Upper Urinary Tract Infections
Flatby H, Ravi A, Liyanarachi K, Afset J, Rasheed H, Brumpton B, Hveem K, Åsvold B, DeWan A, Solligård E, Damås J, Rogne T. A Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Upper Urinary Tract Infections. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, jiae231. PMID: 38713594, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesMichigan Genomics InitiativeAssociation studiesUpper UTIMendelian randomizationMR analysisUpper urinary tract infectionRisk factorsPotential causal risk factorsCardiometabolic risk factorsModifiable risk factorsSex-stratified analysesCausal risk factorUrinary tract infectionGenome-wideFemale-only analysisGenetic lociPotential causal relationshipGenome InitiativeHealth StudyUK BiobankHLA-DQA2LociTract infectionsSmoking scoreMediating Factors in the Association of Maternal Educational Level With Pregnancy Outcomes
Rogne T, Gill D, Liew Z, Shi X, Stensrud V, Nilsen T, Burgess S. Mediating Factors in the Association of Maternal Educational Level With Pregnancy Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2351166. PMID: 38206626, PMCID: PMC10784860, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.51166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBirth WeightCholesterolCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Educational StatusFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansHyperemesis GravidarumInfant, NewbornLipoproteins, HDLMediation AnalysisMendelian Randomization AnalysisPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy OutcomePregnancy, EctopicPremature BirthConceptsCardiometabolic risk factorsBody mass indexOffspring birth weightEducational attainmentMendelian randomizationHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsSystolic blood pressureInverse variance-weighted methodModifiable cardiometabolic risk factorsPregnancy outcomesCohort studyLipoprotein cholesterol levelsMR-Egger regressionMass indexUnivariable MR analysisEffects of educational attainmentAssociated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomesPublic health interventionsMaternal education levelLower educational attainmentRisk factorsRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesGenome-wide association studiesAssociated with increased riskBirth weight
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 statisticsAssociationSex‐Specific Reproductive Factors Augment Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Women: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Ardissino M, Slob E, Carter P, Rogne T, Girling J, Burgess S, Ng F. Sex‐Specific Reproductive Factors Augment Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Women: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e027933. PMID: 36846989, PMCID: PMC10111460, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.027933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseBody mass indexHeart failureCardiovascular diseaseReproductive factorsArtery diseaseIschemic strokeMass indexAtrial fibrillationLive birthsFirst birthCardiovascular disease riskType 2 diabetesBackground Observational studiesMendelian randomizationMendelian randomization studyModifiable mediatorsBlood pressureResidual confoundingObservational studyPrimary analysisRandomization studyDisease riskStrokeClinical interventions
2022
Smoking and infertility: multivariable regression and Mendelian randomization analyses in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study
Hernáez Á, Wootton RE, Page CM, Skåra KH, Fraser A, Rogne T, Magnus P, Njølstad PR, Andreassen OA, Burgess S, Lawlor DA, Magnus MC. Smoking and infertility: multivariable regression and Mendelian randomization analyses in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study. Fertility And Sterility 2022, 118: 180-190. PMID: 35562204, PMCID: PMC7612999, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild Cohort StudyCohort studySmoking intensityNorwegian MotherTobacco useMultivariable regressionGreater smoking intensityEffect of smokingHigher smoking intensityMendelian randomizationSelf-reported informationMendelian randomization analysisNationwide cohortProspective studySmoking cessationMendelian randomization resultsMAIN OUTCOMESmokingInfertilityTrue lackGenetic instrumentsRandomization analysisWomenMenRandomization results