2014
General, but not abdominal, overweight increases odds of asthma among Norwegian adolescents: the Young‐HUNT study
Egan KB, Ettinger AS, DeWan AT, Holford TR, Holmen TL, Bracken MB. General, but not abdominal, overweight increases odds of asthma among Norwegian adolescents: the Young‐HUNT study. Acta Paediatrica 2014, 103: 1270-1276. PMID: 25131148, DOI: 10.1111/apa.12775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPubertal development statusBody mass indexWaist circumferenceYoung-HUNT studyOdds ratioSelf-reported physician diagnosisOdds of asthmaAdjusted odds ratioPopulation-based studyConfidence intervalsPotential effect modifiersSelf-administered questionnaireYear old NorwegiansAbdominal obesityMass indexPhysician diagnosisIncrease oddsWeight statusAsthmaEffect modifiersNord-TrøndelagObesityOddsAdolescentsAssociation
1993
Possible Role of Asthma in the Risk of Preterm Labor and Delivery
Doucette J, Bracken M. Possible Role of Asthma in the Risk of Preterm Labor and Delivery. Epidemiology 1993, 4: 143-150. PMID: 8452903, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199303000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm laborPreterm deliveryRespiratory problemsOdds ratioHistory of asthmaLogistic regression modelsAsthmatic womenSingleton livebirthsPotential confoundersMaternal historyMedical historyHigh riskStudy participantsAsthmaPregnancyAsthmaticsWomenRiskPossible roleRegression modelsOddsDeliveryNonasthmaticsBirthweightLivebirths