• Overweight, obesity and the risk of LADA: results from a Swedish case-control study and the Norwegian HUNT Study 

      Hjort, Rebecka; Ahlqvist, Emma; Carlsson, Per-Ola; Grill, Valdemar Erik Robert; Groop, Leif; Martinell, Mats; Rasouli, Bahareh; Rosengren, Anders; Tuomi, Tiinamaija; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Carlsson, Sofia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Aims/hypothesis Excessive weight is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but its role in the promotion of autoimmune diabetes is not clear. We investigated the risk of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) in relation ...
    • Separating the direct effects of traits on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease from those mediated by type 2 diabetes 

      Walker, Venexia M.; Vujkovic, Marijana; Carter, Alice R.; Davies, Neil Martin; Udler, Miriam S.; Levin, Michael G.; Davey Smith, George; Voight, Benjamin F.; Gaunt, Tom R.; Damrauer, Scott M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aims/hypothesis Type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic CVD share many risk factors. This study aimed to systematically assess a broad range of continuous traits to separate their direct effects on coronary and peripheral ...
    • Smoking, use of smokeless tobacco, HLA genotypes and incidence of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults 

      Edstorp, Jessica; Wei, Yuxia; Ahlqvist, Emma; Alfredsson, Lars; Grill, Valdemar Erik Robert; Groop, Leif; Rasouli, Bahareh; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Thorsby, Per Medbøe; Tuomi, Tiinamaija; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Carlsson, Sofia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aims/hypotheses Smoking and use of smokeless tobacco (snus) are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. We investigated whether smoking and snus use increase the risk of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults ...