Open AccessAssociation between Obesity and Atopy in Adults
Author(s) -
Yue Chen,
Donna Rennie,
Yvon Cormier,
James A. Dosman
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international archives of allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1423-0097
pISSN - 1018-2438
DOI - 10.1159/000316348
Subject(s) - atopy , medicine , odds ratio , obesity , body mass index , confidence interval , overweight , waist , allergy , asthma , sensitization , demography , immunology , sociology
Previous literature on the association between obesity and atopy has been inconsistent. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between obesity and atopic sensitization in adults.
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