Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children
The elevated prevalence of obesity as well as of asthma in preschool children has prompted investigators to speculate that obesity in childhood might be a causal factor in the development of asthma. The results obtained to date are debatable. We investigated the association between obesity and asthm...
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| author | Francisco Vázquez-Nava Jaime Morales Romero Arturo Córdova-Fernandez Atenógenes H. Saldívar-González Carlos F. Vázquez-Rodríguez Maria del C. Barrientos-Gómez Dolores Lin-Ochoa Rodríguez Eliza M. Vázquez |
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| description | The elevated prevalence of obesity as well as of asthma in preschool children has prompted investigators to speculate that obesity in childhood might be a causal factor in the development of asthma. The results obtained to date are debatable. We investigated the association between obesity and asthma in 1,160 preschool Mexican children. Diagnosis of asthma was performed using the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. The body mass index (BMI) in units of kg/m2 was determined, and children were categorized according to age- and gender-specific criteria, such as normal weight (5th-85th percentile), overweight (ࣙ85th and <95th percentile), and obesity (ࣙ95th percentile). Power test for logistic regression model was calculated. We found no association between overweight (adjusted OR = 1.02; 95% CI = 0.66–1.58), obesity (adjusted OR = 0.94; 95% CI = 0.68–1.30), and wheezing during the last year as determined by logistic regression model adjusted. We did not find an association between overweight, obesity, and asthma-associated hospitalizations. Further longitudinal studies are required to provide a better understanding of the relationship between obesity and asthma in preschool children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-54e3193fc1554b1992bad8eb3b47266c2025-02-03T01:25:32ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2010-01-01101339134610.1100/tsw.2010.134Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican ChildrenFrancisco Vázquez-Nava0Jaime Morales Romero1Arturo Córdova-Fernandez2Atenógenes H. Saldívar-González3Carlos F. Vázquez-Rodríguez4Maria del C. Barrientos-Gómez5Dolores Lin-Ochoa6Rodríguez Eliza M. Vázquez7Department of Research in Clinical Epidemiology, No. 6 General Hospital Mexican Institute of Social Security, Tampico-Madero City, MexicoPublic Health Institute, Veracruzana University, Veracruz, MexicoDepartment of Research, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tampico, MexicoDepartment of Research, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tampico, MexicoPublic Health Institute, Veracruzana University, Veracruz, MexicoDepartment of Research, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tampico, MexicoDepartment of Research, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tampico, MexicoDepartment of Research, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tampico, MexicoThe elevated prevalence of obesity as well as of asthma in preschool children has prompted investigators to speculate that obesity in childhood might be a causal factor in the development of asthma. The results obtained to date are debatable. We investigated the association between obesity and asthma in 1,160 preschool Mexican children. Diagnosis of asthma was performed using the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. The body mass index (BMI) in units of kg/m2 was determined, and children were categorized according to age- and gender-specific criteria, such as normal weight (5th-85th percentile), overweight (ࣙ85th and <95th percentile), and obesity (ࣙ95th percentile). Power test for logistic regression model was calculated. We found no association between overweight (adjusted OR = 1.02; 95% CI = 0.66–1.58), obesity (adjusted OR = 0.94; 95% CI = 0.68–1.30), and wheezing during the last year as determined by logistic regression model adjusted. We did not find an association between overweight, obesity, and asthma-associated hospitalizations. Further longitudinal studies are required to provide a better understanding of the relationship between obesity and asthma in preschool children.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.134 |
| spellingShingle | Francisco Vázquez-Nava Jaime Morales Romero Arturo Córdova-Fernandez Atenógenes H. Saldívar-González Carlos F. Vázquez-Rodríguez Maria del C. Barrientos-Gómez Dolores Lin-Ochoa Rodríguez Eliza M. Vázquez Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children |
| title_full | Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children |
| title_fullStr | Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children |
| title_short | Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children |
| title_sort | association between obesity and asthma in preschool mexican children |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.134 |
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