Atopy in people aged 40 years and over: Relation to airflow limitation.
E M Guevara-RattrayF L GardenA L JamesR Wood-BakerM J AbramsonD P JohnsA Sonia BuistP G J BurneyE Haydn WaltersBrett G ToelleG B MarksPublished in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2017)
The apparent association between atopy and post-bronchodilator airflow limitation in the general population appears to be explained by the association between atopy and having ever diagnosed asthma and the effect of asthma on lung function.