ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2015
A persistently high body mass index increases the risk of atopic asthma at school age.
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- Gestational age and the risk of allergic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric research · 2026Pooled it
- Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates, Bisphenols and Their Mixtures and Early Childhood Allergic Conditions and Asthma: Results from the APrON Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- S3 guideline Allergy Prevention.Allergologie select · 2022Article
- Risk factors for atopic and nonatopic asthma in Puerto Rican children.Pediatric pulmonology · 2020Article
- Relationship Between Obesity, Physical Activity, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Levels in Children and Adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina: An Analysis of Gender Differences.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
- Contribution of weight status to asthma prevalence racial disparities, 2-19 year olds, 1988-2014.Annals of epidemiology · 2017Article
- Changes in body mass index during early childhood on school-age asthma prevalence classified by phenotypes and sex.Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric SocietyArticle
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Abstract
aimBeing overweight has been associated with the risk of developing childhood asthma, but studies have produced conflicting results, for example with regard to possible links to allergic diseases. This study aimed to explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and school-age asthma.
methodsData were obtained from a prospective, longitudinal study of 5044 children born in western Sweden. The parents answered questionnaires at six months and one, four-and-a-half and eight years of age. The response rate to the final questionnaire at the age of eight was just over 80%. BMI was adjusted for age and gender, and a high BMI was defined as the 85th percentile and above.
resultsA multivariate analysis showed an independently increased risk of doctor-diagnosed asthma among children with a persistently high BMI, both in infancy and at school age, with an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of 2.9 and a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.3-6.4. In addition, persistently high BMI was associated with an increased risk of atopic asthma (aOR 4.7, 95% CI 2.0-11.0).
conclusionA persistently high BMI during childhood increased the risk of doctor-diagnosed asthma at school age. The increased risk of atopic asthma suggests an effect mediated via the immune system.
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