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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | E Vlaski | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Stavric, Katerina | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Isjanovska, Rozalinda | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Seckova, Lidija | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Kimovska, Milica | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-25T19:01:07Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-25T19:01:07Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0301-0546 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/7390 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: A positive association between body mass index (BMI) and allergic diseases has recently been suggested; however the sex-dependence of this association remains controversial. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between BMI and asthma and eczema, as well as its sex-dependence in young adolescents. METHODS: Self-reported data obtained through the standardized International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three written questionnaires of 2926 young adolescents aged 13-14 years old from randomly selected schools in Skopje (Republic of Macedonia) were used. The BMI for each individual was calculated and used-both unadjusted and adjusted for confounding factors-as a variable for analysis. The international cut-off points for BMI for overweight and obesity by sex and age were used. Because of the very low prevalence of obesity (1.5 %), obese respondents were included in the overweight group. The data were statistically analyzed by the chi-square test, the t-test for independent samples and odds ratios (OR, 95 % CI) in binary logistic regression. RESULTS: Being overweight was significantly associated with an increased risk of having a dry night cough without a cold or chest infection (adjusted OR: 1.54; 95 % CI: 1.09-2.16; p = 0.01) and with having had self-reported asthma at some time (adjusted OR: 2.36; 95 % CI: 1.02-5.44; p = 0.04) in boys only. A significant association between overweight and other symptoms of asthma or atopic eczema was not established. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest a male-specific positive association between overweight and a current dry night cough and having received a diagnosis of asthma at some time. No association was found with other asthma symptoms or atopic eczema in young adolescents. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | en_US |
dc.relation | International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Allergologia et Immunopathologia | en_US |
dc.subject | adolescents | en_US |
dc.subject | asthma | en_US |
dc.subject | atopic eczema | en_US |
dc.subject | body mass index | en_US |
dc.subject | overweight | en_US |
dc.title | Overweight hypothesis in asthma and eczema in young adolescents | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1157/13094027 | - |
dc.identifier.url | https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S030105460673542X?httpAccept=text/xml | - |
dc.identifier.url | https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S030105460673542X?httpAccept=text/plain | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 34 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.fpage | 199 | - |
dc.identifier.lpage | 205 | - |
item.grantfulltext | none | - |
item.fulltext | No Fulltext | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Faculty of Medicine | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Faculty of Medicine | - |
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