Smoking is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis

作者：Trond Riise, Monica Wammen Nortvedt, Alberto Ascherio · 发表于：Neurology · 年份：2003 · DOI：10.1212/01.wnl.0000081305.66687.d2 · 被引用次数：251 · 研究领域：Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies、Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases、Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

The authors determined the relationship between tobacco smoking and the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in a general population of 22,312 individuals living in Hordaland, Norway in 1997. A total of 87 individuals reported having developed MS. The risk of MS was higher among smokers than among never-smokers (rate ratio 1.81, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.9; p = 0.014). Studies on how smoking interacts with disease onset may contribute to determining the causal agents of this disease.