Overweight, Obesity, and Incident Asthma

Although obesity has been implicated as an asthma risk factor, there is heterogeneity in the published literature regarding its role in asthma incidence, particularly in men.To quantify the relationship between categories of body mass index (BMI) and incident asthma in adults and to evaluate the impact of sex on this relationship.Online bibliographic databases were searched for prospective studies evaluating BMI and incident asthma in adults....