Estimating the causal effect of body mass index on hay fever, asthma and lung function using Mendelian randomization.

Tea SkaabyA E TaylorB H ThuesenR K JacobsenN FriedrichL T MøllehaveS HansenS C LarsenU VölkerM NauckH VölzkeT HansenO PedersenT JørgensenL PaternosterM MunafòN GrarupA Linneberg

Published in: Allergy (2017)

The results support the conclusion that increasing BMI is causally related to higher prevalence of asthma and decreased lung function, but not with hay fever or biomarkers of allergy.

Keyphrases

lung function
body mass index
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
weight gain
risk factors