Effects of BMI, fat mass, and lean mass on asthma in childhood: a Mendelian randomization study.

Effects of BMI, fat mass, and lean mass on asthma in childhood: a Mendelian randomization study.

<h4>Background</h4>Observational studies have reported associations between body mass index (BMI) and asthma, but confounding and reverse causality remain plausible explanations. We aim to investigate evidence for a causal effect of BMI on asthma using a Mendelian randomization approach....

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Main Authors: Raquel Granell, A John Henderson, David M Evans, George Davey Smith, Andrew R Ness, Sarah Lewis, Tom M Palmer, Jonathan A C Sterne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001669&type=printable
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