Increased risk of asthma in overweight children born large for gestational age.
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Title
Increased risk of asthma in overweight children born large for gestational age.
Translated Title
Published in
Clin Exp Allergy 2017; 47(8):1050-6
Abstract
Being born large for gestational age (LGA) is a marker of increased growth velocity in fetal life and a risk factor for childhood overweight. Both being born LGA and childhood overweight may influence the development of asthma, although the role of overweight in the association between LGA and childhood asthma is unclear. Importantly, recent studies have suggested that the association between overweight and asthma may be related to non-allergic pathways. If this also applies to the association between LGA and asthma, the association between being born LGA and asthma may be different for atopic and non-atopic children.