Childhood body mass index and subsequent physician-diagnosed asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Childhood body mass index and subsequent physician-diagnosed asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Childhood asthma and obesity prevalence have increased in recent years suggesting a potential association. However, the direction of any association is poorly understood and the potential causal-relationship is unknown. We examined the association between overweight/obesity, defined by body mass ind...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC pediatrics 2013-08, Vol.13 (1), p.121-121, Article 121
Hauptverfasser: Egan, Kathryn B, Ettinger, Adrienne S, Bracken, Michael B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Asthma
Asthma - diagnosis
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - etiology
Asthma in children
Body Mass Index
Body weight
Child
Children
Children & youth
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Global Health
Health aspects
Humans
Incidence
Male
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - diagnosis
Obesity in children
Physicians
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Studies
Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:Childhood asthma and obesity prevalence have increased in recent years suggesting a potential association. However, the direction of any association is poorly understood and the potential causal-relationship is unknown. We examined the association between overweight/obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI)
ISSN:1471-2431
1471-2431
DOI:10.1186/1471-2431-13-121