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Gestational age amplifies the risk of airflow obstruction in adult smokers with asthma Open

Jon R. Konradsen, Caroline Stridsman, Niklas Andersson, Helena Bäckman, Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren , et al. · 2025

Safety of JN.1-Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Open

Niklas Andersson, Emilia Myrup Thiesson, Anders Hviid · 2025

This cohort study investigates the association between booster vaccinations containing the JN.1 lineage and 29 serious adverse events in Denmark.

Biomarkers of dietary PUFA intake in childhood and adolescence in relation to cardiometabolic risk factors in young adulthood: a prospective cohort study in Sweden Open

Annachiara Malin Igra, Sandra Ekström, Niklas Andersson, Petter Ljungman, Erik Melén , et al. · 2025

Plasma phospholipid proportions of LA and ALA, biomarkers of vegetable oil intake, during childhood and adolescence were inversely associated with measures of obesity and cardiometabolic health in young adulthood, with a potential sex diff…

Snus and Cardiometabolic Health Markers Among Swedish Young Adults Open

Anna Zettergren, Niklas Andersson, Göran Pershagen, Christian Lindh, Antonios Georgelis , et al. · 2024

Introduction Snus is suggested as a risk factor for cardiometabolic disease, but little is known about health effects in young populations, particularly in women. We aimed to investigate associations between snus and cardiometabolic health…

Comparative effectiveness of bivalent BA.4–5 or BA.1 mRNA booster vaccines among immunocompromised individuals across three Nordic countries: A nationwide cohort study Open

Mie Agermose Gram, Emilia Myrup Thiesson, Nicklas Pihlström, Jori Perälä, Eero Poukka , et al. · 2024

In immunocompromised individuals, vaccination with bivalent BA.4-5 or BA.1 booster lowered the risk of Covid-19-related hospitalization and death over a follow-up period of 9 months. The effectiveness was highest during the first months si…

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Maria Ödling, Niklas Andersson, Sandra Ekström, Niclas Roxhed, Jochen M. Schwenk , et al. · 2024

Asthma Is Associated With Increased Sickness Absence Among Young Adults Open

Sandra Ekström, Julio C. Hernando-Rodriguez, Niklas Andersson, Chantelle Murley, Victoria M. Arfuch , et al. · 2024

Asthma may be associated with higher sickness absence and productivity losses. Achieving better asthma control and reducing allergic symptoms may reduce sickness absence among individuals with asthma.

Mediterranean‐type diet in school age in relation to asthma and lung function up to young adulthood Open

Athina Vasiliki Georgakou, Sandra Ekström, Niklas Andersson, Jenny Hallberg, Alicja Wolk , et al. · 2024

Environmental and dietary factors, including reduced intake of fruits and vegetables, and increased intake of processed foods, have been suggested to contribute to the increase in asthma prevalence.1 Cross-sectional studies in children ind…

Comparison of personal exposure to black carbon levels with fixed-site monitoring data and with dispersion modelling and the influence of activity patterns and environment Open

Olena Gruzieva, Antonios Georgelis, Niklas Andersson, Christer Johansson, Tom Bellander , et al. · 2024

COVID-19 vaccine uptake among young adults: Influence of asthma and sociodemographic factors Open

Maria Ödling, Niklas Andersson, Sandra Ekström, Niclas Roxhed, Jochen M. Schwenk , et al. · 2024

COVID-19 vaccine uptake among young adults is lower in individuals from households with lower socioeconomic status and among those with asthma, including uncontrolled asthma.

Assessing tobacco use in Swedish young adults from self-report and urinary cotinine: a validation study using the BAMSE birth cohort Open

Anna Zettergren, Shanzina Iasmin Sompa, Lena Palmberg, Petter Ljungman, Göran Pershagen , et al. · 2023

Objectives Studies on health effects of tobacco often rely on self-reported exposure data, which is subjective and can lead to misclassification. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of cigarette smoking, snus and e-cigaret…

Changes in lifestyle, adiposity, and cardiometabolic markers among young adults in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Sandra Ekström, Niklas Andersson, Inger Kull, Antonios Georgelis, Petter Ljungman , et al. · 2023

Dietary fibre in relation to lung function and respiratory symptoms from childhood to adulthood Open

Emmanouela Sdona, Sandra Ekström, Jenny Hallberg, Niklas Andersson, Niclas Håkansson , et al. · 2023

Background Epidemiological studies suggest beneficial associations between dietary fibre intake, lung function and chronic respiratory symptoms in adults. Our aim was to investigate the association between dietary fibre intake in childhood…

Ambient air pollution exposure linked to long COVID among young adults: a nested survey in a population-based cohort in Sweden Open

Zhebin Yu, Sandra Ekström, Tom Bellander, Petter Ljungman, Göran Pershagen , et al. · 2023

The study received funding from the Swedish Research Council (grant no. 2020-01886, 2022-06340), the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare (FORTE grant no. 2017-01146), the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, Karolinska …

Peanut oral immunotherapy may improve health‐related quality of life among severe peanut allergic adolescents Open

Maria Ödling, Ann‐Charlotte Sundqvist, Josef Brändström, Anna Nopp, Niklas Andersson , et al. · 2023

Peanut allergy is one of the major food allergies, and has an impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL).1 As for today there is no curative treatment, however guidelines recommend oral immunotherapy (OIT) as a therapeutic option…

Health-related quality of life decreases in young people with asthma during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood: a birth cohort study Open

Maria Ödling, Niklas Andersson, Christer Janson, Erik Melén, Anna Bergström , et al. · 2023

Comparative effectiveness of the bivalent BA.4-5 and BA.1 mRNA-booster vaccines in the Nordic countries Open

Niklas Andersson, Emilia Myrup Thiesson, Ulrike Baum, Nicklas Pihlström, Jostein Starrfelt , et al. · 2023

Background Data on the comparative vaccine effectiveness (CVE) of the bivalent mRNA-booster vaccines containing the original SARS-CoV-2 and omicron BA.4-5 and BA.1 subvariants are limited. Methods In a period of BA.4-5 subvariants predomin…

Development of sensitization to peanut and storage proteins and relation to markers of airway and systemic inflammation: A 24‐year follow‐up Open

Sandra G. Tedner, Susanna Klevebro, Anna Bergström, Inger Kull, Niklas Andersson , et al. · 2022

Background Long‐time data of peanut allergy over time is sparse. We aimed to study the longitudinal development of sensitization to peanut extract and storage protein allergen molecules and associations with asthma status, airway and syste…

Personal exposure to black carbon in Stockholm, Sweden, compared to fixed-site monitoring and dispersion modelling Open

Tom Bellander, Olena Gruzieva, Antonios Georgelis, Niklas Andersson, Christer Johansson , et al. · 2022

INTRODUCTION AND AIM Short-term studies of health effects from ambient air pollution usually rely on fixed site monitoring data or spatio-temporal models for exposure characterization, but the relation to personal exposure is often not kno…

Health-related quality of life decreases in young people with asthma during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood: a birth cohort study Open

Maria Ödling, Niklas Andersson, Christer Janson, Erik Melén, Anna Bergström , et al. · 2022

Background: During the transition from paediatric to adult healthcare there is a gap between asthma guidelines and actual management with decreased healthcare consultations and dispensations of asthma medications after the transition to ad…

Dietary fibre in relation to asthma, allergic rhinitis and sensitization from childhood up to adulthood Open

Emmanouela Sdona, Sandra Ekström, Niklas Andersson, Niclas Håkansson, Alicja Wolk , et al. · 2022

Background Dietary fibre may reduce the risk of allergy. Our aim was to investigate the association between fibre intake in childhood, asthma, allergic rhinitis and IgE sensitization up to adulthood. Methods The individual fibre intake of …

Preservatives in non‐cosmetic products: Increasing human exposure requires action for protection of health Open

Carola Lidén, Niklas Andersson, Ian R. White · 2022

The widespread use of skin sensitizing preservatives is well‐known. Contact allergy to preservatives is often caused by their presence in cosmetic products. Preservative use in non‐cosmetic products is less well‐known. We have reviewed Eur…

Association of Short-term Air Pollution Exposure With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Young Adults in Sweden Open

Zhebin Yu, Tom Bellander, Anna Bergström, Joakim Dillner, Kristina Eneroth , et al. · 2022

The findings of this case-crossover study of Swedish young adults suggest that short-term exposure to particulate matter and BC was associated with increased risk of positive PRC test results for SARS-CoV-2, supporting the broad public hea…

Lung function before and after COVID-19 in young adults: A population-based study Open

Ida Mogensen, Jenny Hallberg, Sophia Björkander, Likun Du, Fanglei Zuo , et al. · 2022

Living with Atopic Dermatitis as a Young Adult in Relation to Health-related Quality of Life and Healthcare Contacts: A Population-based Study Open

S. Lundin, Anna Bergström, Carl‐Fredrik Wahlgren, Emma Johansson, Niklas Andersson , et al. · 2022

Most studies of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and atopic dermatitis are based on data from dermatology clinics. The aim of this study was to determine whether atopic dermatitis affects HRQoL in adolescence and young adulthood, bas…

Using Distributed Lag Non-Linear Models to Estimate Exposure Lag-Response Associations between Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease Open

Hedi Katre Kriit, Eva M. Andersson, Hanne Krage Carlsen, Niklas Andersson, Petter Ljungman , et al. · 2022

Long-term air pollution exposure increases the risk for cardiovascular disease, but little is known about the temporal relationships between exposure and health outcomes. This study aims to estimate the exposure-lag response between air po…

SARS-CoV-2–specific B- and T-cell immunity in a population-based study of young Swedish adults Open

Sophia Björkander, Likun Du, Fanglei Zuo, Sandra Ekström, Yating Wang , et al. · 2021

Alpha-gal sensitization among young adults is associated with male sex and polysensitization Open

Marit Westman, Anna Asarnoj, Natalia Ballardini, Niklas Andersson, Mensiena B. G. Kiewiet , et al. · 2021

Fruit, vegetable and dietary antioxidant intake in school age, respiratory health up to young adulthood Open

Emmanouela Sdona, Sandra Ekström, Niklas Andersson, Jenny Hallberg, Susanne Rautiainen , et al. · 2021

Background Dietary antioxidants may protect the lung against oxidative damage and prevent chronic respiratory disease. We aimed to investigate fruit, vegetable and antioxidant intake (measured as total antioxidant capacity, TAC) at age 8 y…

Preterm birth reduces the risk of IgE sensitization up to early adulthood: A population‐based birth cohort study Open

Niki Mitselou, Niklas Andersson, Anna Bergström, Inger Kull, Antonios Georgelis , et al. · 2021

Background Immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization is associated with asthma and allergic diseases. Gestational age influences early immune system development, thereby potentially affecting the process of tolerance induction to allergens. Obj…

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