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Author: Co, John Patrick T.
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1. Co, John Patrick T.
Perrin, James M.
Gortmaker, Steven L.
Increasing Co-Morbidity of Obesity and Asthma in Children
Presented: Boston, MA, Pediatric Academies Society Meetings, 2000
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: American Pediatric Society
Keyword(s): Asthma; Body Mass Index (BMI); Child Health; Cohort Effects; Obesity; Weight

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship of obesity to a diagnosis of asthma over a six-year period from 1988 to 1994.

DESIGN/METHODS: We used the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), identifying children 5-14 years of NLSY mothers in 1988 and 1994. We initially determined presence of obesity (body mass index (BMI)>85th percentile) and asthma in the child in 1988 and 1994, as well as dichotomized age (5-9 vs. 10-14 years) and maternal BMI (>85% or not). Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the relationship between obesity and asthma over time, controlling for the child's age, gender, race/ethnicity, and maternal BMI and chronic health status.

RESULTS: In 1988, the presence of obesity was not associated with the presence of asthma (p=0.37). In 1994, the presence of obesity was significantly positively associated with the presence of asthma (odds ratio [OR] 1.88; 95% CI 1.29, 2.72; p<0.001). While this relationship in 1994 was found in both age groups and genders, it was more pronounced among children in the older age group (OR 1.66; 95% CI 1.16, 2.38; p<0.01) and less pronounced in females (OR 0.55; 95% CI 0.38, 0.80; p<0.01). Race/ethnicity was not significantly related to the presence of asthma.

CONCLUSIONS: While recent studies suggest that obesity and asthma are positively related, this study implies that this relationship is relatively new. This suggests the possibility of an evolving environmental or biological risk factor common to both obesity and asthma.

Bibliography Citation
Co, John Patrick T., James M. Perrin and Steven L. Gortmaker. "Increasing Co-Morbidity of Obesity and Asthma in Children." Presented: Boston, MA, Pediatric Academies Society Meetings, 2000.
2. Co, John Patrick T.
Perrin, James M.
Gortmaker, Steven L.
Increasing Co-Morbidity of Obesity and Asthma in Children
Pediatric Research 47,4,Supplement_2 (2000): 144A
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keyword(s): Asthma; Body Mass Index (BMI); Child Health; Cohort Effects; Obesity; Weight

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship of obesity to a diagnosis of asthma over a six-year period from 1988 to 1994.

DESIGN/METHODS: We used the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), identifying children 5-14 years of NLSY mothers in 1988 and 1994. We initially determined presence of obesity (body mass index (BMI)>85th percentile) and asthma in the child in 1988 and 1994, as well as dichotomized age (5-9 vs. 10-14 years) and maternal BMI (>85% or not). Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the relationship between obesity and asthma over time, controlling for the child's age, gender, race/ethnicity, and maternal BMI and chronic health status.

RESULTS: In 1988, the presence of obesity was not associated with the presence of asthma (p=0.37). In 1994, the presence of obesity was significantly positively associated with the presence of asthma (odds ratio [OR] 1.88; 95% CI 1.29, 2.72; p<0.001). While this relationship in 1994 was found in both age groups and genders, it was more pronounced among children in the older age group (OR 1.66; 95% CI 1.16, 2.38; p<0.01) and less pronounced in females (OR 0.55; 95% CI 0.38, 0.80; p<0.01). Race/ethnicity was not significantly related to the presence of asthma.

CONCLUSIONS: While recent studies suggest that obesity and asthma are positively related, this study implies that this relationship is relatively new. This suggests the possibility of an evolving environmental or biological risk factor common to both obesity and asthma.

Bibliography Citation
Co, John Patrick T., James M. Perrin and Steven L. Gortmaker. "Increasing Co-Morbidity of Obesity and Asthma in Children." Pediatric Research 47,4,Supplement_2 (2000): 144A.