Childhood Obesity and Asthma Control in the GALA II and SAGE II Studies

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Authors

Luisa N. Borrell · Lehman College

Elizabeth A. Nguyen

Lindsey A. Roth

Sam S. Oh

Haig Tcheurekdjian · Allergy Associates Research Center

Śaunak Sen · Cancer Research And Biostatistics

Adam Davis

Harold J. Farber · Baylor College of Medicine

Pedro C. Avila

Abstract

Worse asthma control is uniformly associated with increased body mass index in boys. Among girls, the direction of this association varied with race/ethnicity.

Topics & Keywords

Asthma and respiratory diseases Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 187, Issue 7, pp. 697-702

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201211-2116oc

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