Obesity and asthma: An association modified by age
Allergol. immunopatol
; 41(3): 176-180, mayo-jun. 2013. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Some studies indicate some causal relationship between obesity and asthma, while others show inconsistent results. Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence of asthma according to obesity in children.Methods:
A cross-sectional study, following the ISAAC study methodology, was conducted on two randomly selected groups consisting of 6---7 year-old children (n = 7485) and 13-14 year-old adolescents (n = 8496).The asthma symptoms and potential risk factors were determined from the questionnaire. Overweight and obesity were defined based on the body mass index. Multiple logistic regression was used to obtain adjusted prevalence odds ratios (OR) and 95%confidence intervals.Results:
Obesity was associated with an increase in wheezing ever (OR 1.35) and exercise induced asthma (OR 1.62) in the 6-7 year-old group. No significant relationship was observed in the adolescent population.Conclusion:
Obesity was associated with a higher prevalence of asthma in young children, but not in adolescents (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Asthma
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Obesity
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Allergol. immunopatol
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Clinic Universitary Hospital/Spain
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Maria Jose Jove Foundation/Spain
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Servicio Galego de Saude/Spain
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Universidade de A Coruña/Spain
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University Hospital Complex/Spain
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University of Santiago de Compostela/Spain