Influence of childhood growth on asthma and lung function in adolescence

201560 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Agnes M.M. Sonnenschein–van der Voort · University of Bristol

Laura D Howe · Medical Research Council

Raquel Granell · University of Bristol

Liesbeth Duijts · Erasmus MC

Jonathan A C Sterne · University of Bristol

Kate Tilling · University of Bristol

A. John Henderson ·

Abstract

Faster weight growth in early childhood is associated with asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and faster weight growth across childhood is associated with higher FVC and FEV1 values.

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Asthma and respiratory diseases Delphi Technique in Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volume 135, Issue 6, pp. 1435-1443.e7

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.10.046

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