학술논문
Effects of BMI, Fat Mass, and Lean Mass on Asthma in Childhood: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
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Article
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Subject
*MENDEL'S law
*RANDOMIZATION (Statistics)
*ASTHMA in children
*MEDICAL research
*BODY mass index
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ISSN
1549-1277
Abstract
: In this study, Granell and colleagues used Mendelian randomization to investigate causal effects of BMI, fat mass, and lean mass on current asthma at age 7½ years in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and found that higher BMI increases the risk of asthma in mid-childhood. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]