Peak weight velocity in infancy is negatively associated with lung function in adolescence. Results from the GINIplus study.
H Schulz, C Flexeder, E Thiering, A von Berg, D Berdel, B Hoffmann, S Koletzko, CP Bauer, B Koletzko, J Heinrich, H Schulz · Pneumologie · 2015 · Heft 02
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Background: Weight gain during infancy increases the risk of asthma in childhood which might be related to lower lung function. This study aimed to investigate the association between dynamics of growth (peak weight velocity) during the first two years of life and spirometric lung function indices measured at 15 years of age. Methods: Data from 1842 children who participated in the GINIplus (German Infant Nutritional Intervention plus environmental and genetic influences on allergy development) birth cohort and who underwent spirometry at 15 years of age were analysed. Peak weight velocity (PWV) was calculated f…
