International journal of epidemiology

01 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag223

Forecasting risk-factor distributions by sex and age, 1990–2050: a parametric estimation framework using GBD summary exposure values, demonstrated for Australia

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Bibha Dhungel, Tim Wilson, Stephanie Khuu et al.

Background: This paper presents a method to convert existing Global Burden of Disease (GBD) forecasts of summary exposure values (SEVs) into business-as-usual forecasts of risk-factor distributions. Method: SEVs from the GBD are a relati...

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02 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag218

Prehypertension and prediabetes in Rwandan adults aged 18–69 years: insights from the 2022 STEPwise survey

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Chester Kalinda, Michael Boah, Georges Bacyibaruta et al.

Background: Prediabetes (PreDM) and prehypertension (PreHTN) are important opportunities for prevention strategies to reduce the risk of diabetes and hypertension. However, population-level data remain scarce, especially in low-income se...

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03 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag204

Familial factors in SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and COVID-19 severity: a nationwide Danish study of adult twins and their spouses

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Maria N Timofeeva, Jacob Krabbe Pedersen, Dorthe Almind Pedersen et al.

Background: Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) often clusters in families, suggesting role of shared environmental and genetic factors. We performed a nationwide Danish study of twins, their spou...

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04 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag191

Health risks of alcohol consumption in Aotearoa New Zealand: modelling to inform low-risk-drinking guidelines

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Anja Mizdrak, Adam Sherk, Kristen Maynard et al.

Background: The present study aimed to estimate the alcohol-attributable mortality in Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa) at varying levels of alcohol consumption to help inform low-risk-drinking guidelines (LRDGs) in Aotearoa. Methods: We u...

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05 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag229

Missed opportunities: lessons from Haitian AIDS patients and their relevance today

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Arthur E Pitchenik

06 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag227

Authors’ Response: Quasi-experiments rely on design choices: a reflection on Renson and Westreich’s “What makes a study design quasi-experimental?”

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Audrey Renson, Daniel Westreich

07 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag224

Processed meat, unprocessed red meat, poultry, seafood, and egg intake and stomach cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 20 cohorts

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Yang Peng, Molin Wang, Sarah K Abe et al.

Background: Processed meat is classified as a carcinogen and unprocessed red meat a probable carcinogen, but their associations with stomach cancer are not established. We evaluated intakes of these food groups and poultry, seafood, and ...

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08 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag134

Response to Abnet’s comments on “Alcohol consumption and cancer risk in South Korea and the UK”

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Keum Ji Jung, Kyoungho Lee, Dae Sub Song et al.

09 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag219

Cohort Profile Update: The Adverse Events Questionnaire of Medications and Vaccines (ADE-Q) in the Estonian Biobank

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Kristi Krebs, Jelisaveta Džigurski, Liis Karo-Astover et al.

10 18 August 2026

DOI 10.1093/ije/dyag225

Maternal smoking and risk of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer and Leukemia International Consortium

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Allison Domingues, Logan G Spector, Giorgio Tettamanti et al.

Background: Although tobacco is an established carcinogen and components of tobacco smoke may cross the placental membrane, past studies of maternal prenatal smoking and childhood cancer have resulted in mixed or null results. However, m...

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