Pubertal BMI change and adult-onset asthma in men: Population-based cohort study in Sweden.
Bright Ibeabughichi NwaruClaes OhlssonMaria BygdellJari MartikainenJenny M KindblomPublished in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2019)
Both low and high pubertal BMI changes are predictors of adult-onset asthma in men, particularly asthma without concomitant allergic rhinitis. Primary prevention of adult-onset asthma requires monitoring of changes in BMI during puberty.