Increasing body mass index from age 5 to 14 years predicts asthma among adolescents: Evidence from a birth cohort study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 578-583

  Mamun, A A ^a   Lawlor, D A ^b   Alati, R ^a   O'Callaghan, M J ^c   Williams, G M ^a   Najman, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Body mass index; Change in body mass index; Early life factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEENSLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33947610920     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803571     Document Type: Article

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