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Body mass index, asthma, and respiratory symptoms: a population-based study

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2019

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Elaine Cristina Caon de Souza, Márcia Margaret Menezes Pizzichini, Mirella Dias, Maíra Junkes-Cunha, Darlan Laurício Matte, Manuela Karloh, Rosemeri Maurici, Emílio Pizzichini
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Abstract

A report of physician-diagnosed asthma showed a significant association with being ≥ 40 years of age and with having a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Being obese tripled the chance of physician-diagnosed asthma.

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