Contribution of weight status to asthma prevalence racial disparities, 2-19 year olds, 1988-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Racial disparities in childhood asthma prevalence increased after the 1990s. Obesity, which also varies by race/ethnicity, is an asthma risk factor but its contribution to asthma prevalence disparities is unknown.

Methods

We analyzed nationally representative National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey data for 2-19 year olds with logistic regression and decomposition analyses to assess the contributions of weight status to racial disparities in asthma prevalence, controlling for sex, age, and income status.

Results

From 1988-1994 to 2011-2014, asthma prevalence increased more among non-Hispanic black (NHB) (8.4% to 18.0%) than non-Hispanic white (NHW) youth (7.2% to 10.3%). Logistic regression showed that obesity was an asthma risk factor for all groups

SUBMITTER: Akinbami LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6413506 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature