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Measures of Obesity Associated with Asthma Diagnosis in Ethnic Minority Children
Joint Authors
Vangeepuram, Nita
Wolff, Mary S.
Doucette, John
Brenner, Barbara
Teitelbaum, Susan L.
Galvez, Maida P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The study objective was to examine relationships between different body size measurements and asthma in ethnic minority children.
Methods.
We used data from a community-based study of 505 children aged 6-to-8 years old to study the association of percent body fat, fat distribution, and BMI percentile with asthma diagnosis.
Poisson regression models were used to compute prevalence ratios (PRs) for sex-specific quintiles of the body fat measures on the main outcome of asthma.
Results.
When comparing the highest quintile of each body fat measure to the combined lowest two quintiles, higher body mass index percentile, percent body fat, and waist circumference all were associated with a higher likelihood of physician-diagnosed asthma (PR = 1.63 (95% CI 1.12–2.39), 1.50 (95% CI 1.02–2.21), and 1.56 (95% CI 1.04–2.34), resp.).
Conclusions.
This study found a significant association between increased body size and asthma diagnosis, regardless of the measurement examined.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vangeepuram, Nita& Teitelbaum, Susan L.& Galvez, Maida P.& Brenner, Barbara& Doucette, John& Wolff, Mary S.. 2011. Measures of Obesity Associated with Asthma Diagnosis in Ethnic Minority Children. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vangeepuram, Nita…[et al.]. Measures of Obesity Associated with Asthma Diagnosis in Ethnic Minority Children. Journal of Obesity No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Vangeepuram, Nita& Teitelbaum, Susan L.& Galvez, Maida P.& Brenner, Barbara& Doucette, John& Wolff, Mary S.. Measures of Obesity Associated with Asthma Diagnosis in Ethnic Minority Children. Journal of Obesity. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477978
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477978