Association between Asthma, Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents and Young Adults

Conclusions. Our results show the association between MetS and asthma is stronger in AYAs with BMI-defined obesity. Efforts to prevent and treat obesity may reduce MetS occurrence in AYAs with asthma.PMID:37930803 | DOI:10.1080/02770903.2023.2280763

Source: Journal of Asthma - November 6, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Luyu Xie Aparajita Chandrasekhar Deepali Ernest Jenil Patel Folashade Afolabi Jaime P Almandoz Tanya Martinez Fernandez Andrew Gelfand Sarah E Messiah Source Type: research