Urban children with obesity-related asthma exhibit significant metabolic changes
SAN DIEGO — Urban children with asthma and overweight or obesity exhibited significant metabolic changes compared with other urban children with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.As a heterogeneous childhood asthma phenotype, obesity-related asthma is increasing in prevalence, particularly in inner cities, Perdita Permaul, MD,