Incidence of adult-onset asthma after hypothetical interventions on body mass index and physical activity: An application of the parametric G-Formula

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-26

  Garcia Aymerich, Judith ^a,b,c   Varraso, Raphaëlle ^d   Danaei, Goodarz ^e   Camargo, Carlos A ^e,f,g   Hernán, Miguel A ^e,h  

^a Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; body mass index; g formula; hypothetical interventions; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; INDEX METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ADULT ONSET ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RISK; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; G-FORMULA; HYPOTHETICAL INTERVENTIONS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891356723     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt229     Document Type: Article

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