Objective To review and critically discuss published evidence on interactions between
obesity and selected risk factors on asthma in children and adults, and to discuss potential …

Background Few studies have evaluated the association between being underweight and
having cardiovascular disease in the general population. We investigated the incidence of …

Background Asthma is a non-curable but preventable disease, responsible for higher
morbidity worldwide. According to recent WHO report, nearly 235 million people are …

There is a gap in the literature in understanding how cash transfer programmes affect mental
health. We aim to fill this gap by conceptualising and estimating the mediation effects of an …

Objective Asthma during pregnancy and extremes of body mass index (BMI) are
independently associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes but the impact of the two …

Background The role of pubertal BMI change in adult‐onset concomitant asthma and
allergic rhinitis is unknown. Objective We investigated the association of childhood and …

Background Asthma is not the key focus of prevention strategies. A Healthy Lifestyle Index
(HLI) was developed to examine the combined effect of modifiable lifestyle factors on …

Background Asthma is closely associated with tobacco smoking (TS) and is more difficult to
effectively treat after exposure to TS. Objective To observe the effects of TS on the …

Background: asthma, a chronic respiratory disease caused by inflammation and narrowing
of the small airways in the lungs, is the most common chronic childhood disease …

Background In developing countries, including China, solid-fuel-based heating and cooking
is common. For older people, the multimorbidity prevalence is exceptionally high …