Backgrounds The association between obesity and asthma has been of interest, but whether
the duration of asthma has an effect on obesity is still limitedly studied. Aim The purpose of …

Obesity has been associated with increased risk of adult asthma, however, not all studies
have found a clear association between overweight and the incidence of asthma, and data …

Background Obesity and asthma are both prevalent in the US The a few studies that have
examined the differences in association between obesity and asthma by sex provided mixed …

Background Asthma and obesity are important public health issues around the world.
Obesity is considered a risk factor associated with the severity and incidence of asthma. We …

Objective. To examine the association of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC),
and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) with the prevalence of asthma by atopic status and sex …

Background Studies of asthma phenotypes have identified obesity as a component of a
group characterized by a high proportion of subjects with adult-onset asthma. However …

Background Although studies consistently show an association between obesity and
increased asthma incidence, the role of obesity in asthma control is less clear. Objective The …

Background: The association between obesity and asthma severity remains controversial
and limited to small studies. Methods: We determined the association of body mass index …

Study objective To investigate the possibility of sex specificity for the association of obesity
and asthma using objective measures of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference …

Whereas global obesity assessed by BMI has been related to asthma risk, little is known as
to the potential implication of abdominal adiposity in this relationship. In the elderly, in whom …