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Dog ownership and the risk of cardiovascular disease and death : a nationwide cohort study
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- Mubanga, Mwenya (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Molekylär epidemiologi,Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab
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- Byberg, Liisa (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Ortopedi
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- Nowak, Christoph (author)
- Karolinska Institutet,Uppsala universitet,Molekylär epidemiologi,Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab,Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Egenvall, Agneta (author)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper (KV),Department of Clinical Sciences
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- Magnusson, Patrik K (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Ingelsson, Erik, 1975- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Molekylär epidemiologi,Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab,Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Fall, Tove, 1979- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab,Molekylär epidemiologi,Uppsala University
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- 2017-11-17
- 2017
- English.
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In: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 7:1
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- Dogs may be beneficial in reducing cardiovascular risk in their owners by providing social support and motivation for physical activity. We aimed to investigate the association of dog ownership with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death in a register-based prospective nation-wide cohort (n = 3,432,153) with up to 12 years of follow-up. Self-reported health and lifestyle habits were available for 34,202 participants in the Swedish Twin Register. Time-to-event analyses with time-updated covariates were used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). In single- and multiple-person households, dog ownership (13.1%) was associated with lower risk of death, HR 0.67 (95% CI, 0.65-0.69) and 0.89 (0.87-0.91), respectively; and CVD death, HR 0.64 (0.59-0.70), and 0.85 (0.81-0.90), respectively. In single-person households, dog ownership was inversely associated with cardiovascular outcomes (HR composite CVD 0.92, 95% CI, 0.89-0.94). Ownership of hunting breed dogs was associated with lowest risk of CVD. Further analysis in the Twin Register could not replicate the reduced risk of CVD or death but also gave no indication of confounding by disability, comorbidities or lifestyle factors. In conclusion, dog ownership appears to be associated with lower risk of CVD in single-person households and lower mortality in the general population.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Kardiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (hsv//eng)
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