The Obesity-Asthma Link in Different Ages and the Role of Body Mass Index in its Investigation: Findings From the Genesis and Healthy Growth Studies

GV Guibas, Y Manios, P Xepapadaki. Allergy. 2013;68(10):1298–1305 The goal of this study was to investigate the association of pediatric adiposity and asthma among different age groups. Subjects included 3641 Greek children reported as having wheezed in the past 12 months or having physician-diagnosed asthma. A total of 1626 children ages 2 to 5 years were included from the Genesis study, conducted between 2003 and 2004. The Healthy Growth study conducted during 2007 and 2008 included 2015 children aged 9 to …