Effects of Childhood Asthma on the Development of Obesity among School-aged Children

Chen, Zhanghua; T. Salam, Muhammad; L. Alderete, Tanya; Habre, Rima; M. Bastain, Theresa; Berhane, Kiros; D. Gilliland, Frank

doi:10.1164/rccm.201608-1691oc

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Effects of Childhood Asthma on the Development of Obesity among School-aged Children

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Mar 6, 2017

Authors:

Zhanghua Chen

Muhammad T. Salam

Tanya L. Alderete

Abstract

RATIONALE: Asthma and obesity often occur together in children. It is unknown whether asthma contributes to the childhood obesity epidemic. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the effects of asthma and asthma medication use on the development of childhood obesity. METHODS: The primary analysis was c...

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Medicine

Asthma

Hazard ratio

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