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Early Life Weight Gain and Development of Childhood Asthma in a Prospective Birth Cohort.

Hui-Ju TsaiGuoying WangXiumei HongTsung-Chieh YaoYuelong JiSally RadovickHongkai JiTina L ChengXiaobin Wang
Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2019)
In this predominantly urban U.S. low-income minority birth cohort, excessive early life weight gain and overweight status were both associated with an increased risk of asthma in childhood.
Keyphrases
  • early life
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • birth weight
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • lung function
  • allergic rhinitis
  • weight loss
  • cystic fibrosis
  • air pollution
  • young adults
  • childhood cancer