The associations between weight-related anthropometrics during childhood and lung function in late childhood: a retrospective cohort study

The associations between weight-related anthropometrics during childhood and lung function in late childhood: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background An association between body weight in childhood and subsequent lung function and asthma has been suggested, but few longitudinal studies exist. Our aim was to explore whether weight-related anthropometric measurements through childhood were associated with lung function in late c...

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Main Authors: Kristine Kjer Byberg, Ingvild Bruun Mikalsen, Geir Egil Eide, Michele R. Forman, Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson, Knut Øymar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Birth weight
Body mass index
Skin fold thickness
Lung function tests
Child
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0567-3

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