Changes in body mass index during childhood and risk of various asthma phenotypes: a retrospective analysis.

Julie ChastangNour BaizLaure ParnetJean Sébastien CadwalladerFrédéric De BlayDenis CaillaudDenis André CharpinJohn DwyerFrançois LavaudChantal RaherisonGladys IbanezIsabella Annesi-Maesano

Published in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2017)

We observed that some extreme changes in BMI, persistent underweight, and persistent overweight in childhood increased the risk of allergic asthma.

Keyphrases

body mass index
allergic rhinitis
weight gain
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
physical activity
early life
childhood cancer
weight loss
climate change
cystic fibrosis
young adults