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ArticleScandinavian journal of public health2026

A nation-wide study on snus and smoked tobacco: The Swedish Tobacco Cohort (SWETOC).

Magnus Olsson, Eva Nordendahl, Björn Klinge, Michael Fored, Johan Sundström, Anders Ekbom, Hanne Tønnesen, Stefan Gustafsson, Aron Naimi-Akbar

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Magnus OlssonFaculty of Odontology, Health Technology Assessment-Odontology (HTA-O), Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0004-7759-4342
Eva NordendahlFaculty of Odontology, Health Technology Assessment-Odontology (HTA-O), Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
Björn KlingeFaculty of Odontology, Health Technology Assessment-Odontology (HTA-O), Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
Michael ForedClinical Epidemiology Division, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Johan SundströmDept of Medical Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Anders EkbomKarolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Department of Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hanne TønnesenWHO-CC for Evidence-based Clinical Health Promotion, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Stefan GustafssonDept of Medical Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Aron Naimi-AkbarFaculty of Odontology, Health Technology Assessment-Odontology (HTA-O), Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.

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Abstract

aimsSmoking increases the risk of developing severe diseases. However, the effects of snus are less known. We aimed to create a cohort on tobacco exposure by collecting data from the Swedish Public Dental Service. The cohort will be used to study even rare health outcomes of both smoking and snus.

methodsIn Sweden, 35% (2021) of the adult population and 85% (2021) of all children use the Public Dental Service. The dental practitioner asks about tobacco use and registers replies in patients' records. We have now assembled a database of all available such data in the country and linked them to other national health and social registers, forming the Swedish Tobacco Cohort (SWETOC). SWETOC is hence a cohort with prospectively designed data collection.ResultsOut of all 21 regions in Sweden, 19 participated, and approximately 5.5 million unique individuals provided tobacco data. Registrations dated from 1994 to 2023. All participating regions provided data from at least 2015 and forward. Overall prevalence for smoking was 12%, and 13% for snus. More men used snus than women, and there were regional differences in tobacco use patterns. Gender distribution was around equal at all age levels. Some regions provided additional tobacco information such as amount and type of product used, willingness for tobacco cessation, and notes in free text.

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Tobacco, SmokelessTobacco SmokingAdolescentAdultAgedChildCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceProspective StudiesRegistriesSwedenYoung AdultcohorthealthlifestylenicotineSmokingsnuffsnusSwedenSWETOCtobacco

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PMCPMC13356259

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