Prevalence of asthma related to BMI in adolescents in Tehran, Iran, 2004-2005.
Both asthma and obesity have become more common in affluent societies during the recent decades, and several studies have shown a correlation between the presence of asthma and obesity.
Bidad
Katayoon
K
Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, No 62, Dr Gharib st, Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran, 14194, Iran. kbidad@razi.tums.ac.ir
Anari
Shahab
S
Aghamohammadi
Asghar
A
Pourpak
Zahra
Z
Moayeri
Heshmat
H
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires