Effects of BMI, Fat Mass, and Lean Mass on Asthma in Childhood: A Mendelian Randomization Study

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Authors

Raquel Granell · University of Bristol

A. John Henderson · University of Bristol

David M. Evans · University of Queensland

George Davey Smith · University of Bristol

Andy Ness · University Of Bristol Dental Hospital

Sarah J. Lewis · University of Bristol

Tom Palmer ·

Abstract

Higher BMI increases the risk of asthma in mid-childhood. Higher BMI may have contributed to the increase in asthma risk toward the end of the 20th century. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Topics & Keywords

Asthma and respiratory diseases Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 11, Issue 7, pp. e1001669-e1001669

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001669

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