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      Does early onset asthma increase childhood obesity risk? A pooled analysis of 16 European cohorts

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          <p class="first" id="P1">The parallel epidemics of childhood asthma and obesity over the past few decades have spurred research into obesity as a risk factor for asthma. However, little is known regarding the role of asthma in obesity incidence. We examined whether early-onset asthma and related phenotypes are associated with the risk of developing obesity in childhood. </p><p id="P2">This study includes 21130 children born from 1990 to 2008 in Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom. We followed non-obese children at 3-4 years of age for incident obesity up to 8 years of age. Physician-diagnosed asthma, wheezing, and allergic rhinitis were assessed up to 3-4 years of age. </p><p id="P3">Children with physician-diagnosed asthma had a higher risk for incident obesity than those without asthma (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR): 1.66, 95% CI: 1.18, 2.33). Children with active asthma (wheeze in the last 12 months and physician-diagnosed asthma), exhibited a higher risk for obesity (aHR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.31, 3.00) than those without wheeze and asthma. Persistent wheezing was associated with increased risk for incident obesity compared to never wheezers (aHR: 1.51, 95% CI: 1.08, 2.09). </p><p id="P4">Early-onset asthma and wheezing may contribute to an increased risk of developing obesity in later childhood. </p>

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          Journal
          European Respiratory Journal
          Eur Respir J
          European Respiratory Society (ERS)
          0903-1936
          1399-3003
          September 27 2018
          September 2018
          September 2018
          September 12 2018
          : 52
          : 3
          : 1800504
          Article
          10.1183/13993003.00504-2018
          6443037
          30209194
          7eced460-d765-4141-b177-be87b865215c
          © 2018
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