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High body mass index, asthma and allergy in Swedish schoolchildren participating in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood: Phase II.
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2003 (Engelska)Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica, ISSN 0803-5253, E-ISSN 1651-2227, Vol. 92, nr 10, s. 1144-8Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
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AIM: To assess the relationship between high body mass index (BMI) and asthma and atopic manifestations in 12-y-old children.

METHODS: The relationship between high BMI and asthma symptoms was studied in 457 sixth-grade children, with (n = 161) and without (n = 296) current wheeze. High BMI was defined as > or = 75th percentile of gender-specific BMI reference values for Swedish children at 12 y of age; overweight as a subgroup of high BMI was defined as > or = 95th percentile. Children with a BMI < 75th percentile served as controls. Questionnaires were used to assess asthmatic and allergic symptoms, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness was assessed by hypertonic saline provocation tests.

RESULTS: Current wheeze was associated with high BMI after adjustment for confounding factors (adjusted OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.0-2.5) and overweight had an even more pronounced effect (adjusted OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.0-3.6). In addition, asthma severity was associated with high BMI, as evaluated by the number of wheezing episodes during the previous 12 mo among the wheezing children (adjusted OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.0-4.0). There was also an association between high BMI and the presence of eczema in wheezing children (adjusted OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.0-4.6). However, high BMI was not significantly associated with hay fever, positive skin prick tests or bronchial hyperresponsiveness.

CONCLUSION: The study confirms and extends a previously observed relationship between BMI and the presence of wheezing and asthma.

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2003. Vol. 92, nr 10, s. 1144-8
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-74920PubMedID: 14632328OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-74920DiVA, id: diva2:634875
Tillgänglig från: 2013-07-02 Skapad: 2013-07-02 Senast uppdaterad: 2018-06-08

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