American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 155, No. 3 : 198-200
Copyright © 2002 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
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Invited Commentary: Obesity and Asthma—New Perspectives, Research Needs, and Implications for Control Programs
1 Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
2 Assessment Branch, Data Management Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
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The prevalences of obesity and of asthma in the United States have increased sharply in recent years (1
, 2). Furthermore, obesity and asthma are responsible for a tremendous economic burden (3, 4). Although obesity increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension, and it affects quality of life (5), its possible association with asthma has been documented only recently, in both cross-sectional studies (6–8) and a few prospective studies (9–11). In the context of a paper in the current issue of the Journal (12), this commentary addresses the status of overweight and obesity as possible causes of asthma.
Studies designed to determine whether being overweight causes asthma must confront such issues as ensuring that identified cases of asthma were truly incident cases, understanding the relation of obesity onset with asthma onset, and, pending additional
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