Smoking and Obesity Interact to Adversely Affect Disease Progression and Cognitive Performance in Multiple Sclerosis
Smoking and obesity appear to synergistically worsen MS progression and cognitive functioning, with the observed additive interactions across most outcomes suggesting that these factors partly share common biological pathways contributing to disease progression.
Authors
- Tomas Olsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2938-1877)
- J. A. Morris Eva
- Lars S. Alfredsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1688-6697)
- Anna Karin Hedström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6612-4749)
Institutions
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Centre for Palaeogenetics (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Neurology
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.70058
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.89
Funders
- Swedish Foundation for MS Research
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd
- Neuroförbundet
- Medical Research Council