Cigarette smoking and SARS-CoV-2 infection: multivariable regression and Mendelian randomization analyses in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study
We did not find robust evidence of causal associations between smoking and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our investigation of potential violations to MR assumptions highlights the limitations of this approach to examine infection risk associated with smoking.
Authors
- Ida Henriette Caspersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2591-8435)
- Ahmed Nabil Shaaban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8483-638X)
- M. R. Galanti
- Per Magnus
- Álvaro Hernáez
- Maria Christine Magnus
- Sakari Karvonen
- Sebastián Peña
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (ES)
- Centre for Palaeogenetics (SE)
- Universitat Ramon Llull (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12750-8
- Primary Topic
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Helse- og Omsorgsdepartementet