Role of Leptin in the Association Between Body Adiposity and Persistent Asthma: A Longitudinal Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Leptin partly (> 60%) mediated the association between high body adiposity and persistent asthma over time. Using a newly developed analytic approach, this longitudinal study brought new insight into one mechanism by which obesity may affect asthma activity.
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Source: Obesity - April 19, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Li Z, Leynaert B, Dumas O, Diaz Gil O, Garcia-Aymerich J, Fito Colomer M, Le Moual N, Pison C, Romieu I, Siroux V, Camargo CA, Varraso R, Nadif R Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: research