[HTML][HTML] Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is a predictor of arterial stiffness, incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a …

IF Muhammad, X Bao, PM Nilsson… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is a useful low-cost marker of insulin
resistance. We aimed to evaluate the association between TyG index and arterial stiffness …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of risk factors for ischemic stroke and coronary events in a population-based cohort

IF Muhammad, Y Borné, S Zaigham… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Although coronary events (CE) and ischemic stroke share many risk factors,
there are also some important differences. The aim of this paper was to assess the …

Triglyceride-Glucose Index is a risk marker of incident COPD events in women

S Zaigham, H Tanash, PM Nilsson… - International journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index) is a marker of insulin resistance and
metabolic dysfunction and has the advantage of being universally available. Although recent …

Impulse oscillometry indices in relation to respiratory symptoms and spirometry in the Swedish Cardiopulmonary Bioimage Study

B Qvarnström, G Engström, S Frantz, X Zhou… - ERJ open …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is sensitive in detecting lung function impairment. In
small studies, impaired IOS relates better to respiratory symptoms than spirometry. We …

[HTML][HTML] Exertional breathlessness related to medical conditions in middle-aged people: the population-based SCAPIS study of more than 25,000 men and women

M Ekström, J Sundh, A Andersson, O Angerås… - Respiratory …, 2024 - Springer
Background Breathlessness is common in the population and can be related to a range of
medical conditions. We aimed to evaluate the burden of breathlessness related to different …

Consequences of Using Post-or Prebronchodilator Reference Values in Interpreting Spirometry

A Malinovschi, X Zhou, A Andersson… - American Journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Postbronchodilator spirometry is used for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease. However, prebronchodilator reference values are used for spirometry …

[HTML][HTML] Lung function is associated with tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) levels in school-aged children

S Zaigham, M Dencker, MK Karlsson, O Thorsson… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a cytokine
with inflammatory and apoptotic properties. A complex relationship exists between TRAIL …

[HTML][HTML] The temporal relationship between poor lung function and the risk of diabetes

S Zaigham, PM Nilsson, P Wollmer… - BMC pulmonary …, 2016 - Springer
Background The association between impaired lung function and diabetes risk has been
established in the past, however the temporal and causal relationships between the two …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of type and degree of IgE sensitisation for defining fractional exhaled nitric oxide reference values

S Zaigham, X Zhou, M Molin, A Sjölander… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FE NO) is a marker of type 2 airway
inflammation used in clinical practice in asthma. However, reference values are needed to …

[HTML][HTML] Low lung function and the risk of incident chronic kidney disease in the Malmö Preventive Project cohort

S Zaigham, A Christensson, P Wollmer, G Engström - BMC nephrology, 2020 - Springer
Background Although the prevalence of kidney disease is higher in those with reduced lung
function, the longitudinal relationship between low lung function and future risk of chronic …