Urban metabolic and airway immune profiles increase the risk of infections in early childhood.
Nicklas BrustadJonathan ThorsenCasper Emil Tingskov PedersenMina AliJulie KyvsgaardSarah BrandtJenni LehtimäkiNicole PrinceNilofar V FølsgaardJessica Lasky-SuJakob StokholmKlaus BønnelykkeBo Lund ChawesPublished in: Thorax (2024)
This study suggests urbanicity as an independent risk factor for early infections partly explained by changes in the early metabolic and immunological development with implications for later risk of asthma.