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Co, John Patrick T. Perrin, James M. Gortmaker, Steven L. |
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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. |
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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.
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Sanders, Lee M. |
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Is Asthma Really a Risk Factor for Depression?: A Cohort Analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Pediatric Research 47,4, Supplement S (April 2000): 1311s Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Keyword(s): Asthma; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Health; Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Depression (see also CESD); Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Annual 'Supplements' to Pediatric Research are not available online but in print form only. [Editor] |
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Bibliography Citation
Sanders, Lee M. "Is Asthma Really a Risk Factor for Depression?: A Cohort Analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Pediatric Research 47,4, Supplement S (April 2000): 1311s.
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