Overweight/obesity enhances associations between secondhand smoke exposure and asthma morbidity in children.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.04.020 and PMC identifier 6215532.
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Abstract
In two observational cohorts of inner-city children with asthma, secondhand smoke exposure was associated with worsened symptoms in overweight/obese compared to normal weight children, suggesting that elevated BMI may increase susceptibility to secondhand smoke, a common indoor pollutant.
Medical subject headings
- Asthma
- Environmental Exposure
- Obesity
- Tobacco Smoke Pollution
- Urban Population