Asthma and obesity in adolescents: Is there an association?

被引：43

作者：

Brenner, JS ^{[1
]}

Kelly, CS ^{[1
]}

Wenger, AD ^{[1
]}

Brich, SM ^{[1
]}

Morrow, AL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Eastern Virginia Med Sch, Dept Pediat, Childrens Hosp Kings Daughters, Ctr Pediat Res, Norfolk, VA 23501 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ASTHMA | 2001年 / 38卷 / 06期

关键词：

adolescents; asthma; obesity;

D O I：

10.1081/JAS-100105872

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

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, ive studied 265 adolescent asthmatics 12-21 years of age and 482 nonasthmatic adolescents. The prevalence of obesity in the asthmatic group was 20% compared to 17% in the control group. The prevalence of being at risk of overweight was similar for asthmatics (16%) and controls (15%). The prevalence of obesity in moderate to severe asthmatics (21%) was not different from prevalence of obesity in mild asthmatics (19%) or controls (17%). In this study of primarily African-American urban adolescents, obesity was not associated with asthma or more severe asthma.

引用

页码：509 / 515

页数：7

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