Association between snus use and lipid status in Swedish men ...

• Main Authors: Byhamre, Marja Lisa, Eliasson, Mats, Söderberg, Stefan, Wennberg, Patrik, Oskarsson, Viktor
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Genetics; FOS Biological sciences; 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Chemical sciences; Sociology; FOS Sociology; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified; FOS Computer and information sciences; Cancer; Science Policy; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.22806491.v1; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Association_between_snus_use_and_lipid_status_in_Swedish_men/22806491/1

Snus is a common tobacco product in Sweden, but the cardiovascular risk profile for snus users is less known than for cigarette smokers. We examined the association of snus use with lipid status, particularly in comparison to non-tobacco use and cigarette smoking, using data from 5930 men in the Northern Sweden MONICA study. Tobacco use was self-reported in 1986 to 2014 (24.4% used snus) and blood samples were collected at the same time. Harmonized analyses on non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides were conducted in 2016 to 2018. Three hundred eighty-one snus users had also been examined more than once, allowing us to study the effect of discontinued use (achieved by 21.0%). In multivariable linear regression models, snus use was associated with higher HDL cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations compared to non-tobacco use ( p values ≤ 0.04), and it was associated with higher HDL cholesterol concentrations and lower triglyceride concentrations compared to ...