Estimating the causal effect of body mass index on hay fever, asthma and lung function using Mendelian randomization
Allergy2017Vol. 73(1), pp. 153–164
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Tea Skaaby, Amy E. Taylor, Betina H. Thuesen, Rikke Kart Jacobsen, Nele Friedrich, Line T. Møllehave, Susanne Hansen, Sofus C. Larsen, Uwe Völker, Matthias Nauck, Henry Völzke, Torben Hansen, Oluf Pedersen, Torben Jørgensen, Lavinia Paternoster, Marcus R. Munafò, Niels Grarup, Allan Linneberg
Abstract
The results support the conclusion that increasing BMI is causally related to higher prevalence of asthma and decreased lung function, but not with hay fever or biomarkers of allergy.
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