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- Title
Relation of body mass index to asthma and atopy in children: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study III.
- Authors
von Mutius, E; Schwartz, J; Neas, L M; Dockery, D; Weiss, S T
- Abstract
An increase in the prevalence of obesity and asthma over recent decades has been reported in affluent societies. Both overweight and obesity have been shown to be inversely related to having been breastfed, which is also a potential protective factor against childhood atopic diseases. The aim of this analysis was to explore the relation of body mass index (BMI) to asthma and atopy in a large representative sample of the United States population.
- Publication
Thorax, 2001, Vol 56, Issue 11, p835
- ISSN
0040-6376
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/thorax.56.11.835