The prevalence and incidence of asthma have increased among obese children and adults,
particularly among women. Obesity seems to be a predisposing factor for the development …

Asthma and overweight/obesity prevalence are both increasing worldwide.
Overweight/obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for developing asthma. The aim of …

BACKGROUND: The mechanisms and consequences of the observed association between
obesity and childhood asthma are unclear. OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the effect …

Background Whether adiposity indicators other than body mass index (BMI) should be used
in studies of childhood asthma is largely unknown. The role of atopy in “obese asthma” is …

There are still far more questions than answers as to how obesity might cause or worsen
asthma. It is clear that weight gain and obesity are particularly troublesome in asthmatics …

Background Previous observational studies have claimed that birth weight and childhood
wheezing disorders are associated although the results remained inconsistent. One …

Background It has been claimed that overweight/obesity, childhood asthma and wheezing
disorders are associated, although the results of observational studies have remained …

Objective High body mass index (BMI) has been shown to be associated with asthma, but
the pattern of this association is still unclear and may differ by gender or stage of puberty …

Background. Asthma and overweight are epidemic in urban children but the relationship
between these conditions is not fully understood. This study presents demographic and risk …

Objetivo: Avaliar a relação entre obesidade e asma. Métodos: Análise preliminar transversal
de dados de um estudo de caso-controle com 925 pacientes com asma leve a moderada ou …