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- Burke, Kristin E., et al.
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Identification of Menopausal and Reproductive Risk Factors for Microscopic Colitis-Results From the Nurses' Health Study
- 2018
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In: Gastroenterology. - : Saunders Elsevier. - 0016-5085 .- 1528-0012. ; 155:6, s. 1764-1775
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- BACKGROUND & AIMS: Microscopic colitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the colon primarily affecting postmenopausal women. However, the relation between hormonal determinants, including reproductive and menopausal factors, and risk of microscopic colitis has yet to be characterized.METHODS: We collected data from 227,766 women who participated in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and the NHSII without a baseline history of microscopic colitis. Reproductive and menopausal factors were assessed in 1988 in the NHS and 1989 in the NHSII and updated biennially. Cases of microscopic colitis were confirmed through review of pathology records. We used Cox proportional hazards modeling to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals.RESULTS: Through 2014 in the NHS and 2015 in the NHSII, we confirmed 275 incident cases of microscopic colitis over 5,147,282 person-years. Compared with never use, current use of menopausal hormone therapy was associated with increased risk of microscopic colitis (multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio 2.64; 95% confidence interval 1.78-3.90). The risk increased with longer duration of use (P for trend < .0001) and decreased after discontinuation (P for trend = .002). The association did not differ according to disease subtype (P for heterogeneity = .34). Similarly, ever use of oral contraceptives was associated with increased risk of microscopic colitis (multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio 1.57; 95% confidence interval 1.16-2.13). There were no associations between age at menarche, parity, age at first birth, age at menopause, or menopause type and incident microscopic colitis.CONCLUSIONS: In 2 large prospective cohort studies, we observed an association between exogenous hormone use and incident microscopic colitis. Further studies are needed to determine the mechanisms underlying these associations.
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- Burke, Kristin E., et al.
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Smoking is Associated with an Increased Risk of Microscopic Colitis : Results From Two Large Prospective Cohort Studies of US Women
- 2018
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In: Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. - : Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada. - 1873-9946 .- 1876-4479. ; 12:5, s. 559-567
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Introduction: Long-term data on the influence of smoking on risk of microscopic colitis are limited. We therefore sought to examine and characterize the association between smoking and risk of incident microscopic colitis in two large prospective cohorts of women.Methods: We conducted a prospective study of 231,015 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and NHSII. Information regarding smoking, other lifestyle factors, and medications were collected biennially from 1976 to 2012 in NHS and 1989 to 2013 in NHSII. Incident cases of microscopic colitis were confirmed through physician medical record review. We used Cox proportional hazards modeling to examine the association between smoking and risk of microscopic colitis.Results: We documented 166 incident cases of microscopic colitis over 6,122,779 person-years of follow up. Compared to non-smokers, the multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for microscopic colitis was 2.52 (95% CI 1.59 - 4.00) amongst current smokers and 1.54 (95% CI 1.09 - 2.17) amongst past smokers. The risk increased with higher pack-years of smoking (Ptrend = 0.001) and diminished following smoking cessation (Ptrend = 0.017). Current smoking appeared to be more strongly associated with risk of collagenous colitis (3.68; 95% CI 1.94 - 6.97) than lymphocytic colitis (HR 1.71; 95% CI 0.83 - 3.53).Conclusion: In two large prospective cohort studies, we observed an association between current smoking and risk of microscopic colitis. Risk of microscopic colitis appeared to increase with higher pack-years and diminish following smoking cessation. Future studies focused on characterizing the biologic mechanisms underlying these associations are warranted.
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