High BMI and smoking jointly cause COPD: a Mendelian randomisation study
The combination of causal, genetically high BMI and tobacco smoking resulted in a higher risk for COPD than the two risk factors alone.
Authors
- Heidi Mikkelsen
- Marianne Benn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1701-595X)
- Sarah C. W. Marott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-7345)
- Morten Dahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6686-312X)
- Børge Grønne Nordestgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1954-7220)
- Eskild Landt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-4819)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Herlev Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Zealand University Hospital Køge (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002825
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00