Body mass index is a stronger predictor than the metabolic syndrome for future asthma in women. The longitudinal CARDIA study.

Assad N, Qualls C, Smith LJ, Arynchyn A, Thyagarajan B, Schuyler M, Jacobs DR, Sood A. Body mass index is a stronger predictor than the metabolic syndrome for future asthma in women. The longitudinal CARDIA study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Aug 01; 188(3):319-26.

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subject areas

Adult
Asthma
Body Mass Index
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Forecasting
Humans
Incidence
Male
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
United States
Young Adult

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Akshay Sood

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