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| Title |
Effect of childhood BMI on asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies
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| Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12887-018-1093-z |
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| Authors |
Yosra Azizpour, Ali Delpisheh, Zahra Montazeri, Kourosh Sayehmiri, Behzad Darabi |
| Abstract |
Asthma is a multifactorial syndrome that threatens the health of children. Body mass index (BMI) might be one of the potential factors but the evidence is controversial. The aim of this study is to perform a comprehensive meta-analysis to investigate the association between asthma and BMI. Electronic databases including, Web of Science, Pubmed, Scopus, Science Direct, ProQuest, up to April 2017, were searched by two researchers independently. The keywords "asthma, body mass index, obesity, overweight, childhood and adolescence" were used. Random and fixed effects models were applied to obtain the overall odds ratios (ORs) and standardized mean difference (SMD). Heterogeneity between the studies was examined using I2 and Cochrane Q statistics. After reviewing 2511 articles, 16 studies were eligible for meta-analysis according to inclusion/exclusion criteria. A meta-analysis from 11 case-control studies revealed OR of asthma and overweight as OR = 1.64; (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.13-2.38) and from 14 case-control studies, OR for asthma and obesity was OR = 1.92 (95% CI: 1.39-2.65), which indicated that risk of asthma in overweight and obese children and adolescence was significantly higher (1.64 and 1.92 times) than that of individuals with (p-value < 0.01 for underweight/normal weight in both cases). Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between asthma and BMI > 85 percentile according to SMD SMD = 0.21; (95%CI: 0.03-0.38; p-value = 0.021). The results showed a significant relationship between BMI (obesity/overweight) and asthma among children and adolescents. It is important to study the confounding factors that affect the relationship between asthma and BMI in future epidemiological researches. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Ireland | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 123 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 123 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 17 | 14% |
| Researcher | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 21 | 17% |
| Unknown | 51 | 41% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 5 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 14 | 11% |
| Unknown | 60 | 49% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 December 2018.
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#13
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