title: The effect of obesity on asthma incidence: moving past the epidemiologic evidence.
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clerisme-Beaty
authors.forename: Cynthia S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology