Elevated plasma cotinine is associated with an increased risk of developing IBD, especially among users of combusted tobacco.

OBJECTIVE:Smoking has previously been associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but no study has reported on cotinine, an objective, biochemical measure of tobacco use. We aimed at testing the hypothesis that cotinine levels among healthy subjects are associated with an increased risk of dev...

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Main Authors: Lovisa Widbom, Jörn Schneede, Øivind Midttun, Per Magne Ueland, Pontus Karling, Johan Hultdin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235536