Is overweight/obesity a risk factor for atopic allergic disease in prepubertal children? A case-control study

VEHAPOĞLU TÜRKMEN A., ÇAKIN Z. E., USTABAŞ KAHRAMAN F., NURSOY M. A., TOPRAK A.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.34, no.6, pp.727-732, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2021-0051
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.727-732
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: It is unclear whether body weight status (underweight/normal weight/overweight/obese) is associated with allergic disease. Our objective was to investigate the relationship between body weight status (body mass index; BMI) and atopic allergic disease in prepubertal children, and to compare children with atopic allergic diseases with non atopic healthy children.