The influence of childhood asthma on adult height: evidence from the UK Biobank.
Wenwen ChenHuazhen YangCan HouYajing SunYanan ShangYu ZengYao HuYuanyuan QuJianwei ZhuFang FangDonghao LuHuan SongPublished in: BMC medicine (2022)
Our results suggest a notable association of childhood asthma, primarily asthma diagnosed at an early age, with adult height, after consideration of genetic heterogeneity in height and use of ICS. This finding highlights the need for surveillance on the growth problems among children with asthma.