Helena Backman

Forskare och projektledare inom Obstruktiv Lungsjukdom i Norrbotten (OLIN) studierna, en epidemiologisk forskningsverksamhet som pågått sedan 1985.

0000-0002-0553-8067

Kontakt

helena.backman@umu.se

Verksam som

Adjungerad universitetslektor vid Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin

Robertsviksgatan 9, 971 89 Luleå, Region Norrbotten Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå

Jag är Docent och projektledare inom Obstruktiv Lungsjukdom i Norrbotten (OLIN) studierna, en epidemiologisk forskningsverksamhet som pågått sedan 1985. Forskningen omfattar företrädesvis klassisk epidemiologi om astma, KOL och lungfunktion. Under senare tid har forskningen även inkluderat koppling av klinisk epidemiologi med data från olika nationella register, för att utvärdera prognos för obstruktiva lungsjukdomar och deras olika fenotyper. Eftersom OLIN-studierna omfattar kliniska data sedan mer än 35 år finns det unika möjligheter att utvärdera långtidsprognos för astma och KOL i termer av exempelvis sjukhusinläggningar och mortalitet.

Min forskning finansieras huvudsakligen av:

Hjärt-Lung fonden
ALF
Region Norrbotten
NordForsk
VR
FORTE

Jag innehar även följande positioner:

Ledamot i OLIN studiernas ledningsgrupp
Projektledare för OLIN:s forskningslinje om Astma och allergi bland vuxna
Co-project manager för Nordic EpiLung Study och STELLAR
Ledamot i ledningsgruppen för Andas Sverige och Breathe Sweden
Medlem i Nordic Severe Asthma Network (NSAN)
Partner till ERS CRC CADSET
Lung Facts Advisor för ERS/IRC
Ledamot i styrelsen för Svensk epidemiologisk förening
Associate Editor för Respiratory Medicine

Blood eosinophil reference values and determinants in a representative adult population

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 4, (2)

Abohalaka, Reshed; Ercan, Selin; Lehtimäki, Lauri; et al.

Computational phenotyping of obstructive airway diseases: a systematic review

Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Dove Medical Press 2025, Vol. 18 : 113-160

Bashir, Muwada Bashir Awad; Milani, Gregorio Paolo; De Cosmi, Valentina; et al.

Cardiac troponin and increased mortality risk among individuals with restrictive spirometric pattern on lung function testing

European Clinical Respiratory Journal, Taylor & Francis 2025, Vol. 12, (1)

Johansson, Sara; Sandin, Petra; Lindgren, Lenita; et al.

All-cause and cause-specific mortality in respiratory symptom clusters: a population-based multicohort study

Respiratory Research, BioMed Central (BMC) 2025, Vol. 26, (1)

Lisik, Daniil; Backman, Helena; Kankaanranta, Hannu; et al.

Clinical implications of the new criteria for a positive bronchodilator response in children with asthma

Acta Paediatrica

Stridsman, Caroline; Backman, Helena; Vanfleteren, Lowie E. G. W.; et al.

Use of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids and risk of corticosteroid-related adverse events in asthma findings from the NORDSTAR cohort

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

von Bülow, Anna; Hansen, Susanne; Sandin, Patrik; et al.

Glimpses of diagnostic tools and treatment of asthma in Sweden, Norway, and Finland from a medico-historical perspective

Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 243

Wennergren, Göran; Lindberg, Anne; Kauppi, Paula; et al.

Lifetime asthma incidence is related to age at onset and allergies in western Sweden

Clinical and Translational Allergy, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 14, (12)

Abohalaka, Reshed; Ercan, Selin; Lehtimäki, Lauri; et al.

No remission in 60% of those with childhood-onset asthma: a population-based cohort followed from 8 to 28 years of age

Respiratory Medicine, Saunders Elsevier 2024, Vol. 224

Almqvist, Linnea; Andersson, Martin; Backman, Helena; et al.

Is there still a social gradient in respiratory symptoms? A population-based nordic EpiLung-study

Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 223

Andersén, Heidi; Bhatta, Laxmi; Bashir, Muwada; et al.

10 pack-years of smoking: not the magic number for COPD risk and prognosis

European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2024, Vol. 64, (3)

Backman, Helena

Level of education modifies asthma mortality in Norway and Sweden. The Nordic EpiLung study

Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Dove Medical Press 2024, Vol. 17 : 209-218

Backman, Helena; Bhatta, Laxmi; Hedman, Linnea; et al.

Interpretative implications of not adjusting for race: a switch to the global lung function initiative global spirometry equations

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society 2024, Vol. 209, (1) : 10-12

Backman, Helena; Ekström, Magnus

All-cause and cause-specific mortality by spirometric pattern and sex: a population-based cohort study

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 18, (January-December)

Backman, Helena; Sawalha, Sami; Nilsson, Ulf; et al.

Obesity predicts mortality stronger in adult-onset asthma than in age- and sex-matched controls

Clinical and Translational Allergy, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 14, (12)

Backman, Helena; Stridsman, Caroline; Lindberg, Anne; et al.

Severity of airflow obstruction based on FEV1/FVC Versus FEV1 percent predicted in the general U.S. population

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society 2024, Vol. 210, (11) : 1308-1316

Backman, Helena; Vanfleteren, Lowie E.G.W.; Mannino, David M.; et al.

The interplay between obesity and blood neutrophils in adult-onset asthma

Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 222

Backman, Helena; Winsa-Lindmark, Sofia; Hedman, Linnea; et al.

Level of education, but not occupation, is differentially associated with asthma phenotypes in adults

Clinical and Translational Allergy, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 14, (8)

Bashir, Muwada Bashir Awad; Basna, Rani; Wennergren, Göran; et al.

Socioeconomic status and different forms of rhinitis in Swedish adults

Clinical and Translational Allergy, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 14, (6)

Bashir, Muwada Bashir Awad; Pullerits, Teet; Ekerljung, Linda; et al.

Cohort profile: the Obesity and Disease Development Sweden (ODDS) study, a pooled cohort

BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2024, Vol. 14, (7)

da Silva, Marisa; Fritz, Josef; Mboya, Innocent B.; et al.

Clinical implications of the global lung function initiative race-neutral spirometry reference equations in terms of breathlessness and mortality

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society 2024, Vol. 209, (1) : 104-106

Ekström, Magnus; Backman, Helena; Mannino, David

Is asthma in children still increasing?: 20-year prevalence trends in northern Sweden

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 35, (4)

Hedman, Linnea; Andersson, Martin; Bjerg, Anders; et al.

Electronic cigarette use in relation to changes in smoking status and respiratory symptoms

Tobacco Induced Diseases, European Publishing 2024, Vol. 22

Hedman, Linnea; Lyytinen, Gustaf; Backman, Helena; et al.

Occupational exposure to vapors, gasses, dusts, and fumes in relation to causes of death during 24 years in Helsinki, Finland

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 97 : 145-154

Jalasto, Juuso; Luukkonen, Ritva; Lindqvist, Ari; et al.

Number of follow-up years needed to identify a rapid decline in FEV₁

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society 2024, Vol. 209, (1) : 119-120

Lundquist, Anders; Lindberg, Anne; Eriksson Ström, Jonas; et al.

Time trends of the association of body mass index with mortality in 3.5 million young Swedish adults

Annals of Epidemiology, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 97 : 23-32

Mboya, Innocent B.; Fritz, Josef; da Silva, Marisa; et al.

Restrictive spirometric pattern and preserved ratio impaired spirometry in a population aged 50-64 years

Annals of the American Thoracic Society, American Thoracic Society 2024, Vol. 21, (11) : 1524-1532

Torén, Kjell; Blomberg, Anders; Schiöler, Linus; et al.

Underdiagnosis and misclassification of COPD in Sweden: a Nordic Epilung study

Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 217

Axelsson, Malin; Backman, Helena; Nwaru, Bright I.; et al.

Lung function trajectories and associated mortality among adults with and without airway obstruction

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society 2023, Vol. 208, (10) : 1063-1074

Backman, Helena; Blomberg, Anders; Lundquist, Anders; et al.

Interaction of smoking and social status on the risk of respiratory outcomes in a Swedish adult population: A Nordic Epilung study

Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 211

Bashir, Muwada Bashir Awad; Basna, Rani; Hedman, Linnea; et al.

Phenotyping asthma with airflow obstruction in middle-aged and older adults: a CADSET clinical research collaboration

BMJ Open Respiratory Research, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2023, Vol. 10, (1)

Bertels, Xander; Edris, Ahmed; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; et al.

Addressing the origins and health effects of small lungs

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 11, (8) : e73-e73

Ekström, Magnus; Backman, Helena; Mannino, David

Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort

ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2023, Vol. 9, (2)

Hansen, Susanne; von Bülow, Anna; Sandin, Patrik; et al.

Nonrespiratory diseases in adults without and with asthma by age at asthma diagnosis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 11, (2) : 555-563.e4

Honkamäki, Jasmin; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Hisinger-Mölkänen, Hanna; et al.

Mortality associated with occupational exposure in Helsinki, Finland: a 24-year follow-up

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wolters Kluwer 2023, Vol. 65, (1) : 22-28

Jalasto, Juuso; Luukkonen, Ritva; Lindqvist, Ari; et al.

Consequences of using post- or prebronchodilator reference values in interpreting spirometry

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society 2023, Vol. 208, (4) : 461-471

Malinovschi, Andrei; Zhou, Xingwu; Andersson, Anders; et al.

Socioeconomic inequalities in asthma and respiratory symptoms in a high-income country: changes from 1996 to 2016

Journal of Asthma, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 60, (1) : 185-194

Schyllert, Christian; Lindberg, Anne; Hedman, Linnea; et al.

Multiple manifestations of uncontrolled asthma increase the risk of severe COVID-19

Respiratory Medicine, Saunders Elsevier 2023, Vol. 216

Selberg, Stina; Karlsson Sundbaum, Johanna; Konradsen, Jon R.; et al.

Postural control among individuals with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study of motor and sensory systems

PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science 2023, Vol. 18, (4)

Strandkvist, Viktor; Lindberg, Anne; Larsson, Agneta; et al.

Obesity associates with increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in adults with asthma

Respiratory Medicine, Saunders Elsevier 2023, Vol. 216

Sturesson, Axel; Hedman, Linnea; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.

Severe asthma trajectories in adults: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort

European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2023, Vol. 62, (3)

von Bülow, Anna; Hansen, Susanne; Sandin, Patrik; et al.

Journal of Asthma, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 60, (12) : 2224-2232

Warm, Katja; Hedman, Linnea; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.

Severity of adult-onset asthma: a matter of blood neutrophils and severe obesity

Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 219

Winsa-Lindmark, Sofia; Stridsman, Caroline; Sahlin, Axel; et al.

Changes in lung function in European adults born between 1884 and 1996 and implications for the diagnosis of lung disease: a cross-sectional analysis of ten population-based studies

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 10, (1) : 83-94

Allinson, James P.; Afzal, Shoaib; Çolak, Yunus; et al.

NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease: a population study

ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society Journals 2022, Vol. 8, (1)

Andersén, Heidi; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Honkamäki, Jasmin; et al.

Cause-specific Death in Chronic Airway Obstruction and Restrictive Spirometric Pattern

Annals of the American Thoracic Society, American Thoracic Society 2022, Vol. 19, (10) : 1783-1787

Backman, Helena; Sawalha, Sami; Nilsson, Ulf; et al.

Determinants of severe asthma: a long-term cohort study in northern Sweden

Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Dove press 2022, Vol. 15 : 1429-1439

Backman, Helena; Stridsman, Caroline; Hedman, Linnea; et al.

Computational phenotyping of obstructive airway diseases: protocol for a systematic review

Systematic Reviews, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 11, (1)

Bashir, Muwada Bashir Awad; Basna, Rani; Zhang, Guo-Qiang; et al.

Body mass index increase: a risk factor for forced expiratory volume in 1 s decline for overweight and obese adults with asthma

ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society 2022, Vol. 8, (4)

Bermúdez Barón, Nicolás; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Hedman, Linnea; et al.

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

ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society 2022, Vol. 8, (4)

Hedman, Linnea; Almqvist, Linnea; Bjerg, Anders; et al.

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Forskargrupper

Gruppmedlem

OLIN - Obstruktiv Lungsjukdom i Norrbotten

Huvudhandledare:

Nicolas Bermudez Baron, Avd för Hållbar Hälsa, Inst för Folkhälsa och Klinisk Medicin, Umeå Universitet
Sofia Winsa Lindmark, Avd för Hållbar Hälsa, Inst för Folkhälsa och Klinisk Medicin, Umeå Universitet

Biträdande handledare:

Linnea Almqvist, Avd för Hållbar Hälsa, Inst för Folkhälsa och Klinisk Medicin, Umeå Universitet
Petri Räisänen, Avd för Hållbar Hälsa, Inst för Folkhälsa och Klinisk Medicin, Umeå Universitet
Reshed Abohalaka, Avd för invärtesmedicin och klinisk nutrition, Inst för Medicin, Göteborgs Universitet

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