Title |
Association of Pre-Disease Body Mass Index With Multiple Sclerosis Prognosis
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Published in |
Frontiers in Neurology, May 2018
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DOI | 10.3389/fneur.2018.00232 |
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Authors |
Ali Manouchehrinia, Anna Karin Hedström, Lars Alfredsson, Tomas Olsson, Jan Hillert, Ryan Ramanujam |
Abstract |
Both high body mass index (BMI) and smoking tobacco are known risk factors for developing multiple sclerosis (MS). However, it is unclear whether BMI, like smoking, is a risk factor for the secondary progressive (SP) course. We, therefore, sought to determine if high/low BMI at age 20 is associated to risk of SP development, in the context of smoking status. Using data from MS patients with BMI and smoking information available, we examined relapsing onset patients with MS onset after 20 years of age. Cox regressions were conducted on smokers and non-smokers, with BMI as the main exposure. In total, 5,598 relapsing onset MS patients were included. The models demonstrated that BMI > 30 was associated to increased risk of SPMS in smokers (hazard ratio 1.50, p = 0.036). This association of obesity at age 20 with increased risk of SP was not observed in non-smokers (hazard rate 0.97, p = 0.900). Since the risk is confined to smokers, the interaction observed may give insight to disease driving mechanisms. |
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