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ArticleScientific reports2025

The association between systemic inflammation, lung function and respiratory symptoms in the BOLD study in Northern Europe.

Lucia Cestelli, Andre F S Amaral, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Thorarinn Gislason, Rain Jõgi, Andrei Malinovschi, Rune Nielsen, Christer Janson

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Authors and funding

8 authors.

Lucia CestelliDepartment of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, PO Box 7804, Bergen, 5020, Norway. lucia.cestelli@uib.no.
Andre F S AmaralNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Bryndis BenediktsdottirDepartment of Sleep, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Thorarinn GislasonDepartment of Sleep, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Rain JõgiThe Lung Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia.
Andrei MalinovschiDepartment of Medical Sciences: Clinical Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Rune NielsenDepartment of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, PO Box 7804, Bergen, 5020, Norway.
Christer JansonDepartment of Medical Sciences: Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of systemic inflammation in the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases is increasingly recognized, but the relationship between individual inflammatory markers, lung function and respiratory symptoms is not well established. We studied 1,238 adults participating in the first follow-up of the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) cohort study in Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Estonia in 2019-2021. Systemic inflammation was assessed using total white blood cell (WBC) count and WBC sub-populations (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)). In regression models adjusted for gender, age, smoking status, body mass index and study site, all WBC sub-populations, except for lymphocytes, were associated with chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) and wheeze. In never smokers, increased neutrophils were associated with reduced lung volumes (FEV

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InflammationLungPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAdultAgedCohort StudiesEuropeFemaleHumansLeukocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsRespiratory Function TestsSmokingInflammationLung functionRespiratory symptomsSmokingSpirometryWhite blood cells

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PMID40846755
PMCPMC12373827

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