Waist circumference, BMI, and lung function in 8-year-old children: The PIAMA birth cohort study.

M.B.M. Bekkers; A.H. Wijga; J.C. de Jongste; M. Kerkhof; D. Postma; U. Gehring; H.A. Smit; B. Brunekreef

doi:10.1002/ppul.22722

Waist circumference, BMI, and lung function in 8-year-old children: The PIAMA birth cohort study.

M.B.M. Bekkers
, A.H. Wijga
, J.C. de Jongste
, M. Kerkhof
, D. Postma
, U. Gehring
, H.A. Smit
, B. Brunekreef

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BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) may be associated with lung function in children, as observed in adults. METHODS: Height, weight, waist circumference, and lung function (FVC and FEV1 ) were measured during a medical examination in 1,058 eight-year-old children participating in the Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy (PIAMA) birth cohort study. RESULTS: After adjusting for height, age and other potential confounders large WC or high BMI (>90th percentile) were not associated with forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1) or forced vital capacity (FVC). In girls only, large WC was, independently of BMI, associated with 3.5% (95% confidence interval (CI): -6.4, -0.6) lower FEV1 /FVC ratio in the model including WC and BMI. Girls with low BMI (

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	674-682
Number of pages	9
Journal	Pediatric Pulmonology
Volume	48
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.22722
Publication status	Published - 2013

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