Journal article
Sex Differences in the Relation between Body Mass Index and Asthma and Atopy in a Birth Cohort
Abstract
RATIONALE: Several studies have identified an association between asthma and obesity in women. It remains unclear if this association is due to genuine asthma or to symptoms caused by overweight, at what age the association develops, and whether it is confined to females.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relations between body mass index, asthma, and atopy in a birth cohort of approximately 1,000 individuals.
Authors
Hancox RJ; Milne BJ; Poulton R; Taylor DR; Greene JM; McLachlan CR; Cowan JO; Flannery EM; Herbison GP; Sears MR
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 171, No. 5, pp. 440–445
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
March 1, 2005
DOI
10.1164/rccm.200405-623oc
ISSN
1073-449X