Asthma, other atopic conditions and risk of infections in 105,519 general population never and ever smokers
ConclusionEarly asthma was associated with significantly increased risks of any infection, pneumonia and any non‐respiratory tract infection in never and ever smokers. In never smokers, risk estimates as well as population attributable fractions for any infection were comparable between asthma and diabetes, suggesting that asthma may be a substantial risk factor for infections in the general population.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Journal of Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Jens Helby, B ørge Grønne Nordestgaard, Thomas Benfield, Stig Egil Bojesen Tags: Original Source Type: research
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