Association between obesity and the prevalence of allergic diseases, atopy, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in Korean adolescents

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-48

  Yoo, Sunmi ^a   Kim, Hyo Bin ^b   Lee, So Yeon ^c   Kim, Bong Seung ^d   Kim, Ja Hyung ^e   Yu, Jin Ho ^d   Kim, Byung Ju ^a   Hong, Soo Jong ^d  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Asthma; Atopy; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Inflammation; Overweight

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHACHOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BODY MASS; BRONCHIAL HYPERRESPONSIVENESS; BRONCHOSPASM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KOREA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SKIN TEST; SOUTH KOREA; SPIROMETRY; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 77954876109     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319207     Document Type: Article

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