The joint association of anxiety, depression and obesity with incident asthma in adults: the HUNT Study

Although intake of multivitamin supplements is becoming increasingly popular, the relationship between intake of multivitamin supplements and incident asthma remains unclear. Prospective studies in adults with long-term follow-up are especially scarce. Our objective was to investigate the association between intake of multivitamin supplements and asthma development in Norwegian adults.We followed 16 952 adult subjects from the second survey of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (1995–1997) up to 2006–2008, who, at baseline, were free of asthma and provided information on their intake of multivitamin supplements and cod liver oil. Regular intake of multivitamin supplements or cod liver oil was defined as daily intake for ≥3 months during the year prior to baseline. Incident asthma was defined as reported new-onset asthma after the 11-year follow-up.Intake of multivitamin supplements only was associated with an increased odds ratio for incident asthma (OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.12–2.13) after adjustment for a number of common confounding factors (model I). Similar odds ratios were found for intake of cod liver oil only and for intake of both supplements (1.59 and 1.73, respectively).Regular intake of multivitamin supplements was associated with an increased odds ratio for incident asthma in Norwegian adults.

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Patterns of receptive and creative cultural activities and their association with perceived health, anxiety, depression and satisfaction with life among adults: the HUNT study, Norway

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ◽

10.1136/jech.2010.113571 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 66 (8) ◽

pp. 698-703 ◽

Cited By ~ 94

Author(s):

Koenraad Cuypers ◽

Steinar Krokstad ◽

Turid Lingaas Holmen ◽

Margunn Skjei Knudtsen ◽

Lars Olov Bygren ◽

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Keyword(s):

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Health Anxiety ◽

Perceived Health ◽

Cultural Activities ◽

Hunt Study ◽

Anxiety Depression

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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Incident Asthma in Adults: The HUNT Study

American Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.1093/aje/kws235 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 176 (12) ◽

pp. 1169-1176 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

X.-M. Mai ◽

A. Langhammer ◽

C. A. Camargo ◽

Y. Chen

Keyword(s):

Hydroxyvitamin D ◽

25 Hydroxyvitamin D ◽

Hunt Study ◽

Incident Asthma

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Prospective study of insomnia and incident asthma in adults: the HUNT study

European Respiratory Journal ◽

10.1183/13993003.01327-2016 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 1601327 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ben Brumpton ◽

Xiao-Mei Mai ◽

Arnulf Langhammer ◽

Lars Erik Laugsand ◽

Imre Janszky ◽

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Keyword(s):

Population Based ◽

Chronic Insomnia ◽

Odds Ratios ◽

Sleep Maintenance ◽

Nonrestorative Sleep ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Hunt Study ◽

Incident Asthma ◽

Insomnia Symptoms

Insomnia is highly prevalent among asthmatics; however, few studies have investigated insomnia symptoms and asthma development. We aimed to investigate the association between insomnia and the risk of incident asthma in a population-based cohort.Among 17 927 participants free from asthma at baseline we calculated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the risk of incident asthma among those with insomnia compared to those without. Participants reported sleep initiation problems, sleep maintenance problems and nonrestorative sleep. Chronic insomnia was defined as those reporting one or more insomnia symptom at baseline and 10 years earlier. Incident asthma was defined by questions on asthma at baseline and follow-up (average 11 years).The prevalence of sleep initiation problems, sleep maintenance problems and nonrestorative sleep were 1%, 1% and 5%, respectively. The multi-adjusted odds ratios were 1.18 (95% CI 0.97–1.44), 1.30 (95% CI 1.03–1.64) and 1.70 (95% CI 1.37–2.11) for people with one, two and three insomnia symptoms, respectively, compared with people without symptoms (p<0.01 for trend). The risk of developing asthma in those with chronic insomnia was three times higher (adjusted OR 3.16, 95% CI 1.37–6.40) than those without.Insomnia symptoms were associated with increased risk of incident asthma in this study.

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