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Asthma and body mass definitions affect estimates of association: evidence from a community-based cross-sectional survey

2019; European Respiratory Society; Volume: 5; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1183/23120541.00076-2019

2312-0541

Francisca de Castro Mendes, Inês Paciência, João Cavaleiro Rufo, Diana Silva, Pedro Cunha, Mariana Farraia, Luís Delgado, Pedro Moreira, André Moreira,

Obesity and Health Practices

Differing body mass classifications challenge the strength of the epidemiological evidence suggesting asthma and obesity are linked. The relationship between asthma and overweight in children depends on the body mass definitions adopted. http://bit.ly/2lSxhC5