List of works - Helena Backman

A population-based cohort of adults with asthma: mortality and participation in a long-term follow-up

scientific article

Adolescent girls with asthma have worse asthma control and health-related quality of life than boys-A population based study.

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Age- and gender-specific incidence of new asthma diagnosis from childhood to late adulthood

scientific article published on 08 June 2019

Age-related differences in associations between uncontrolled asthma, comorbidities and biomarkers in adult-onset asthma

scientific article published in 2023

Age-specific incidence of allergic and non-allergic asthma

scientific article published on 10 January 2020

COPD among non-smokers – Report from the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) studies

scientific article published on 11 April 2012

Chronic airway obstruction in a population-based adult asthma cohort: Prevalence, incidence and prognostic factors

scientific article published on 03 April 2018

Decreased COPD prevalence in Sweden after decades of decrease in smoking

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

Decreased prevalence of moderate to severe COPD over 15 years in northern Sweden

scientific article

Differences in diagnostic patterns of obstructive airway disease between areas and sex in Sweden and Finland - The Nordic EpiLung Study

scientific article published on 30 May 2020

Dyspnea has an association with lifestyle: differences between Swedish and Finnish speaking persons in Western Finland

scientific article published on 10 December 2020

Early-life risk factors for development of asthma from 8 to 28 years of age – a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 30 June 2022

Evaluation of the global lung function initiative 2012 reference values for spirometry in a Swedish population sample

scientific article published on 25 March 2015

FEV1 decline in relation to blood eosinophils and neutrophils in a population-based asthma cohort

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

From COPD epidemiology to studies of pathophysiological disease mechanisms: challenges with regard to study design and recruitment process: Respiratory and Cardiovascular Effects in COPD (KOLIN).

scientific article published on 17 December 2017

Hand grip strength is associated with fatigue among men with COPD: epidemiological data from northern Sweden

article

Health economic costs of COPD in Sweden by disease severity--has it changed during a ten years period?

scientific article published in August 2013

Hospitalization Due to Co-Morbid Conditions is the Main Cost Driver Among Subjects With COPD-A Report From the Population-Based OLIN COPD Study

scientific article published on 21 November 2014

Increased prevalence of allergic asthma from 1996 to 2006 and further to 2016-results from three population surveys

scientific article

Is asthma prevalence still increasing?

scientific article

Ischemic ECG abnormalities are associated with an increased risk for death among subjects with COPD, also among those without known heart disease

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

Job titles classified into socioeconomic and occupational groups identify subjects with increased risk for respiratory symptoms independent of occupational exposure to vapour, gas, dust, or fumes.

scientific article

Long-term prognosis of new adult-onset asthma in obese patients

scientific article published on 08 October 2020

Low incidence and high remission of allergic sensitization among adults

article

Low socioeconomic status relates to asthma and wheeze, especially in women

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Lung Function through the PRISm. Spreading Light or Creating Confusion?

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Multimorbidity in Finnish and Swedish speaking Finns; association with daily habits and socioeconomic status – Nordic EpiLung cross-sectional study

scientific article published in 2021

NORDSTAR: paving the way for a new era in asthma research

scientific article published on 03 April 2020

NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease: a population study

scientific article published in 2022

Only severe COPD is associated with being underweight: results from a population survey

scientific article

Parallel gradients in FENO and in the prevalences of asthma and atopy in adult general populations of Sweden, Finland and Estonia - A Nordic EpiLung study

scientific article published on 17 September 2020

Passive smoking exposure is associated with increased risk of COPD in never smokers.

scientific article

Pattern of Cardiovascular Comorbidity in COPD in a Country with Low-smoking Prevalence: Results from Two-population-based Cohorts from Sweden

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Population-based study shows that teenage girls with asthma had impaired health-related quality of life

article

Prevalence and risk factors of COPD among never-smokers in two areas of Sweden - Occupational exposure to gas, dust or fumes is an important risk factor.

scientific article published on 26 September 2015

Prevalence trends in respiratory symptoms and asthma in relation to smoking - two cross-sectional studies ten years apart among adults in northern Sweden

scientific article published on 02 January 2014

Reference values for spirometry - report from the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden studies

scientific article

Remission of adult-onset asthma is rare: a 15-year follow-up study

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Restrictive spirometric pattern in the general adult population: Methods of defining the condition and consequences on prevalence

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

Severe asthma is related to high societal costs and decreased health related quality of life

scientific article published on 02 January 2020

Severe asthma-A population study perspective

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Targeted high-throughput sequencing of candidate genes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article

The impact of comorbidities on mortality among men and women with COPD: report from the OLIN COPD study

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Uncontrolled asthma occurs in all GINA treatment steps and is associated with worse physical health - a report from the OLIN adult asthma cohort

scientific article published on 14 January 2020

List of works by Helena Backman

A population-based cohort of adults with asthma: mortality and participation in a long-term follow-up

Adolescent girls with asthma have worse asthma control and health-related quality of life than boys-A population based study.

Age- and gender-specific incidence of new asthma diagnosis from childhood to late adulthood

Age-related differences in associations between uncontrolled asthma, comorbidities and biomarkers in adult-onset asthma

Age-specific incidence of allergic and non-allergic asthma

COPD among non-smokers – Report from the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) studies

Chronic airway obstruction in a population-based adult asthma cohort: Prevalence, incidence and prognostic factors

Decreased COPD prevalence in Sweden after decades of decrease in smoking

Decreased prevalence of moderate to severe COPD over 15 years in northern Sweden

Differences in diagnostic patterns of obstructive airway disease between areas and sex in Sweden and Finland - The Nordic EpiLung Study

Dyspnea has an association with lifestyle: differences between Swedish and Finnish speaking persons in Western Finland

Early-life risk factors for development of asthma from 8 to 28 years of age – a prospective cohort study

Evaluation of the global lung function initiative 2012 reference values for spirometry in a Swedish population sample

FEV1 decline in relation to blood eosinophils and neutrophils in a population-based asthma cohort

From COPD epidemiology to studies of pathophysiological disease mechanisms: challenges with regard to study design and recruitment process: Respiratory and Cardiovascular Effects in COPD (KOLIN).

Hand grip strength is associated with fatigue among men with COPD: epidemiological data from northern Sweden

Health economic costs of COPD in Sweden by disease severity--has it changed during a ten years period?

Hospitalization Due to Co-Morbid Conditions is the Main Cost Driver Among Subjects With COPD-A Report From the Population-Based OLIN COPD Study

Increased prevalence of allergic asthma from 1996 to 2006 and further to 2016-results from three population surveys

Is asthma prevalence still increasing?

Ischemic ECG abnormalities are associated with an increased risk for death among subjects with COPD, also among those without known heart disease

Job titles classified into socioeconomic and occupational groups identify subjects with increased risk for respiratory symptoms independent of occupational exposure to vapour, gas, dust, or fumes.

Long-term prognosis of new adult-onset asthma in obese patients

Low incidence and high remission of allergic sensitization among adults

Low socioeconomic status relates to asthma and wheeze, especially in women

Lung Function through the PRISm. Spreading Light or Creating Confusion?

Multimorbidity in Finnish and Swedish speaking Finns; association with daily habits and socioeconomic status – Nordic EpiLung cross-sectional study

NORDSTAR: paving the way for a new era in asthma research

NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease: a population study

Only severe COPD is associated with being underweight: results from a population survey

Parallel gradients in FENO and in the prevalences of asthma and atopy in adult general populations of Sweden, Finland and Estonia - A Nordic EpiLung study

Passive smoking exposure is associated with increased risk of COPD in never smokers.

Pattern of Cardiovascular Comorbidity in COPD in a Country with Low-smoking Prevalence: Results from Two-population-based Cohorts from Sweden

Population-based study shows that teenage girls with asthma had impaired health-related quality of life

Prevalence and risk factors of COPD among never-smokers in two areas of Sweden - Occupational exposure to gas, dust or fumes is an important risk factor.

Prevalence trends in respiratory symptoms and asthma in relation to smoking - two cross-sectional studies ten years apart among adults in northern Sweden

Reference values for spirometry - report from the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden studies

Remission of adult-onset asthma is rare: a 15-year follow-up study

Restrictive spirometric pattern in the general adult population: Methods of defining the condition and consequences on prevalence

Severe asthma is related to high societal costs and decreased health related quality of life

Severe asthma-A population study perspective

Targeted high-throughput sequencing of candidate genes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The impact of comorbidities on mortality among men and women with COPD: report from the OLIN COPD study

Uncontrolled asthma occurs in all GINA treatment steps and is associated with worse physical health - a report from the OLIN adult asthma cohort

[Allergies are the largest disease group of Swedish children and young adults]