Asthma and obesity in adolescents: is there an association?

• Published in: The Journal of asthma Vol. 38; no. 6; p. 509
• Main Authors: Brenner, J S, Kelly, C S, Wenger, A D, Brich, S M, Morrow, A L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2001
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Asthma - complications; Asthma - epidemiology; Case-Control Studies; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Obesity - complications; Obesity - epidemiology; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index

To determine if obesity is more prevalent in adolescents with asthma compared with nonasthmatic adolescents and to determine if obesity is associated with more severe asthma, we studied 265 adolescent asthmatics 12-21 years of age and 482 nonasthmatic adolescents. The prevalence of obesity in the as...