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Sauna bathing reduces the risk of respiratory diseases: a long-term prospective cohort study

Overview of attention for article published in European Journal of Epidemiology, September 2017
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Title
Sauna bathing reduces the risk of respiratory diseases: a long-term prospective cohort study
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology, September 2017
DOI 10.1007/s10654-017-0311-6
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Authors

Setor Kwadzo Kunutsor, Tanjaniina Laukkanen, Jari Antero Laukkanen

Abstract

Sauna bathing has been linked with numerous health benefits. Sauna bathing may reduce the risk of respiratory diseases; however, no prospective evidence exists to support this hypothesis. We aimed to assess the association of frequency of sauna bathing with risk of respiratory diseases (defined as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, or pneumonia). Baseline sauna bathing habits were assessed in a prospective cohort of 1935 Caucasian men aged 42-61 years. During a median follow-up of 25.6 years, 379 hospital diagnosed incident cases of respiratory diseases were recorded. In adjustment for several major risk factors for respiratory conditions and other potential confounders, the hazard ratios (HRs) 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of respiratory diseases were 0.73 (0.58-0.92) and 0.59 (0.37-0.94) for participants who had 2-3 and ≥4 sauna sessions per week respectively compared with participants who had ≤1 sauna session per week. The multivariate adjusted HR (95% CI) for pneumonia was 0.72 (0.57-0.90) and 0.63 (0.39-1.00) for participants who had 2-3 and ≥4 sauna sessions per week respectively. Frequent sauna baths may be associated with a reduced risk of acute and chronic respiratory conditions in a middle-aged male Caucasian population.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 59 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 9 15%
Student > Master 8 14%
Student > Bachelor 7 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 8%
Other 9 15%
Unknown 16 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 13 22%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 14%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 5 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 8%
Sports and Recreations 4 7%
Other 9 15%
Unknown 15 25%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 584. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 February 2024.
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