Published in Thorax on March 15, 2006
Asthma cases attributable to atopy: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2007) 2.72
Retracted Alveolar macrophages from overweight/obese subjects with asthma demonstrate a proinflammatory phenotype. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 2.39
Effect of specific allergen inhalation on serum adiponectin in human asthma. Chest (2008) 2.18
Leptin as regulator of pulmonary immune responses: involvement in respiratory diseases. Pulm Pharmacol Ther (2013) 1.54
Low serum adiponectin predicts future risk for asthma in women. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 1.52
Obesity and lung inflammation. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2009) 1.42
Obesity, adipokines, and lung disease. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2009) 1.30
The role of leptin in the respiratory system: an overview. Respir Res (2010) 1.30
Association between asthma and serum adiponectin concentration in women. Thorax (2008) 1.27
Does obesity produce a distinct asthma phenotype? J Appl Physiol (1985) (2009) 1.21
Leptin, adiponectin and pulmonary diseases. Biochimie (2012) 1.11
Asthma in the obese: yet another reason to lose weight. Lung India (2008) 1.05
Is there a link between obesity and asthma? Allergy Asthma Immunol Res (2014) 1.04
Airway and plasma leptin and adiponectin in lean and obese asthmatics and controls. J Asthma (2011) 0.96
Relationship between body composition, inflammation and lung function in overweight and obese asthma. Respir Res (2012) 0.93
Reduced FcepsilonRI-mediated release of asthma-promoting cytokines and chemokines from human basophils during omalizumab therapy. Int Arch Allergy Immunol (2009) 0.92
Altered resting and exercise respiratory physiology in obesity. Clin Chest Med (2009) 0.91
Lean mass predicts asthma better than fat mass among females. Eur Respir J (2010) 0.88
Sex differences: implications for the obesity-asthma association. Exerc Sport Sci Rev (2011) 0.87
Juvenile obesity aggravates disease severity in a rat model of atopic dermatitis. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res (2014) 0.86
Immunometabolism in obese asthmatics: are we there yet? Nutrients (2013) 0.86
Adiponectin, Leptin, and Resistin in Asthma: Basic Mechanisms through Population Studies. J Allergy (Cairo) (2013) 0.85
Phenotypes, Risk Factors, and Mechanisms of Adult-Onset Asthma. Mediators Inflamm (2015) 0.85
Adipokine resistin predicts anti-inflammatory effect of glucocorticoids in asthma. J Inflamm (Lond) (2011) 0.84
Serum Adiponectin is Associated with Adverse Outcomes of Asthma in Men but Not in Women. Front Pharmacol (2011) 0.84
Sex Disparity in Food Allergy: Evidence from the PubMed Database. J Allergy (Cairo) (2009) 0.83
Effect of physical training on airway inflammation in bronchial asthma: a systematic review. BMC Pulm Med (2013) 0.82
Relationship of adipokines with immune response and lung function in obese asthmatic and non-asthmatic women. J Asthma (2011) 0.82
Obesity, metabolic dysregulation and oxidative stress in asthma. Biochim Biophys Acta (2011) 0.81
Asthma and metabolic syndrome: Current knowledge and future perspectives. World J Clin Cases (2015) 0.80
BMI can influence adult males' and females' airway hyperresponsiveness differently. Multidiscip Respir Med (2012) 0.80
Assessing the relationship between obesity and asthma in adolescent patients: a review. Adolesc Health Med Ther (2013) 0.79
Leptin, ghrelin and calprotectin: inflammatory markers in childhood asthma? Multidiscip Respir Med (2013) 0.78
Airway Obstruction Worsens in Young Adults with Asthma Who Become Obese. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract (2015) 0.78
Exploring the origins of asthma: Lessons from twin studies. Eur Clin Respir J (2014) 0.78
Interaction of metabolic syndrome with asthma in postmenopausal women: role of adipokines. Inflammation (2013) 0.78
Serum Leptin and Adiponectin Levels in Obese and Nonobese Asthmatic School Children in relation to Asthma Control. J Allergy (Cairo) (2013) 0.77
Adiponectin in pulmonary disease and critically ill patients. Curr Med Chem (2012) 0.76
Sleep duration, asthma and obesity. J Asthma (2013) 0.76
Obesity can influence children's and adolescents' airway hyperresponsiveness differently. Multidiscip Respir Med (2013) 0.75
Central obesity and other factors associated with uncontrolled asthma in women. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol (2015) 0.75
Regulation of human airway smooth muscle cell migration and relevance to asthma. Respir Res (2017) 0.75
Serum immunoreactive-leptin concentrations in normal-weight and obese humans. N Engl J Med (1996) 16.98
Interaction revisited: the difference between two estimates. BMJ (2003) 11.97
Elevated C-reactive protein levels in overweight and obese adults. JAMA (1999) 9.94
Prospective study of body mass index, weight change, and risk of adult-onset asthma in women. Arch Intern Med (1999) 6.21
Leptin regulates proinflammatory immune responses. FASEB J (1998) 4.31
Obesity and the risk of newly diagnosed asthma in school-age children. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 3.87
Body mass index, diabetes, and C-reactive protein among U.S. adults. Diabetes Care (1999) 3.01
Obesity may increase the incidence of asthma in women but not in men: longitudinal observations from the Canadian National Population Health Surveys. Am J Epidemiol (2002) 3.01
Association between body mass index and allergy in teenage girls in Taiwan. Clin Exp Allergy (1999) 2.59
Multiple cytokines and acute inflammation raise mouse leptin levels: potential role in inflammatory anorexia. J Exp Med (1997) 2.48
Effects of gender, body composition, and menopause on plasma concentrations of leptin. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (1996) 2.40
Leptin concentrations in the United States: relations with demographic and anthropometric measures. Am J Clin Nutr (2001) 2.31
Increased incidence of asthmalike symptoms in girls who become overweight or obese during the school years. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2001) 2.31
Persistence of asthma symptoms during adolescence: role of obesity and age at the onset of puberty. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 2.20
Increased effects of smoking and obesity on asthma among female Canadians: the National Population Health Survey, 1994-1995. Am J Epidemiol (1999) 2.13
Effects of lung volume on maximal methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction in normal humans. J Appl Physiol (1985) (1987) 2.08
Association between obesity and asthma in 4-11 year old children in the UK. Thorax (2001) 1.99
Asthma is associated with weight gain in females but not males, independent of physical activity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2001) 1.96
The relation of body mass index to asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Chest (2002) 1.94
Body mass index in relation to adult asthma among 135,000 Norwegian men and women. Am J Epidemiol (2004) 1.88
Responses to ozone are increased in obese mice. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2003) 1.79
Prevalence and risk factors of work related asthma by industry among United States workers: data from the third national health and nutrition examination survey (1988-94). Occup Environ Med (2002) 1.77
Sex differences in the relation between body mass index and asthma and atopy in a birth cohort. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.76
Leptin and leptin receptor mRNA and protein expression in the murine fetus and placenta. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1997) 1.67
IL-1 beta mediates leptin induction during inflammation. Am J Physiol (1998) 1.57
Prospective study of postmenopausal hormone use and newly diagnosed asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Intern Med (2004) 1.52
Associations of moderate and severe overweight with self-reported illness and medical care in Dutch adults. Am J Public Health (1986) 1.47
Is obesity a risk factor for childhood asthma? Allergy (2001) 1.45
Physical activity and exercise in asthma: relevance to etiology and treatment. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2005) 1.41
Body-mass index as a predictor of incident asthma in a prospective cohort of children. Pediatr Pulmonol (2003) 1.41
Leptin: does it have any role in childhood asthma? J Allergy Clin Immunol (2004) 1.40
Body mass index and asthma in adults in families of subjects with asthma in Anqing, China. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2001) 1.36
Relation of bronchial responsiveness to body mass index in the ECRHS. European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Thorax (2002) 1.34
Association of body mass index with the development of methacholine airway hyperresponsiveness in men: the Normative Aging Study. Thorax (2002) 1.30
Can the increase in body mass index explain the rising trend in asthma in children? Thorax (2001) 1.29
Leptin, leptin receptors, and the control of body weight. Nutr Rev (1998) 1.28
Obesity and asthma: evidence for and against a causal relation. J Asthma (2003) 1.27
Increased leptin concentrations correlate with increased concentrations of inflammatory markers in morbidly obese individuals. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord (2001) 1.22
Plasma leptin is related to proinflammatory status and dietary intake in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1999) 1.22
Factors associated to lifestyle and risk of adult onset asthma. Respir Med (2003) 1.21
Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6 production by human mononuclear phagocytes from allergic asthmatics after IgE-dependent stimulation. Am Rev Respir Dis (1992) 1.16
Decreased physical activity among Head Start children with a history of wheezing: use of an accelerometer to measure activity. Pediatr Pulmonol (2005) 1.12
Identification of leptin receptors in lung and isolated fetal type II cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2002) 1.10
Serum leptin concentration is associated with total body fat mass, but not abdominal fat distribution. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord (1997) 1.03
Leptin and asthma in overweight children at 12 years of age. Pediatr Allergy Immunol (2004) 0.97
Does obesity weigh heavily on the health of the human airway? J Allergy Clin Immunol (2005) 0.95
Current concepts concerning the role of leptin in reproductive function. Mol Cell Endocrinol (1999) 0.90
Asthma development with obesity exposure: observations from the cohort of the National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey Epidemiologic Follow-up Study (NHEFS). J Asthma (2005) 0.88
Methodological factors and the prediction of body fat in female athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc (1984) 0.85
The relationship between asthma symptoms and anthropometric markers of overweight in a Hispanic population. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol (2003) 0.84
Oestradiol plus progesterone treatment increases serum leptin concentrations in normal women. Hum Reprod (2001) 0.81
Measurement of body fat and fat distribution. J Nurs Meas (1995) 0.78
The continuing epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the United States. JAMA (2001) 14.84
Diabetes trends in the U.S.: 1990-1998. Diabetes Care (2000) 7.05
Vitamin D levels and early mortality among incident hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int (2007) 6.35
Are health care professionals advising obese patients to lose weight? JAMA (1999) 5.63
Risk of overweight among adolescents who were breastfed as infants. JAMA (2001) 4.80
Definition and classification of negative outcomes in solid organ transplantation. Application in liver transplantation. Ann Surg (1994) 4.24
Family dinner and diet quality among older children and adolescents. Arch Fam Med (2000) 3.64
Activity, dietary intake, and weight changes in a longitudinal study of preadolescent and adolescent boys and girls. Pediatrics (2000) 2.96
Peer, parent, and media influences on the development of weight concerns and frequent dieting among preadolescent and adolescent girls and boys. Pediatrics (2001) 2.40
Effect of postoperative complications on health and employment following liver transplantation. Clin Transplant (1998) 2.40
Overweight, weight concerns, and bulimic behaviors among girls and boys. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry (1999) 2.33
Cigarette smoking and diabetes mellitus: evidence of a positive association from a large prospective cohort study. Int J Epidemiol (2001) 2.32
Variation in institutional review board responses to a standard protocol for a multicenter clinical trial. Acad Emerg Med (2001) 2.28
Inhaled tiotropium for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2005) 2.00
Reduction of lower extremity clinical abnormalities in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. A randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med (1993) 1.92
Ischemic heart disease prevention: estimating the impact of interventions. J Clin Epidemiol (1992) 1.82
Tiotropium for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A meta-analysis. Thorax (2006) 1.76
Eating disorders in males: a report on 135 patients. Am J Psychiatry (1997) 1.70
Trends in diabetes and diabetic complications, 1980-1987. Diabetes Care (1992) 1.64
Racial/ethnic variation in hypertension-related lifestyle behaviours among US women with self-reported hypertension. J Hum Hypertens (2008) 1.55
The continuing increase of diabetes in the US. Diabetes Care (2001) 1.55
Intravenous magnesium sulfate treatment for acute asthma in the emergency department: a systematic review of the literature. Ann Emerg Med (2000) 1.54
A prospective study of drinking patterns in relation to risk of type 2 diabetes among men. Diabetes (2001) 1.52
Obstructive and restrictive lung disease and functional limitation: data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination. J Intern Med (2003) 1.50
Headache in United States emergency departments: demographics, work-up and frequency of pathological diagnoses. Cephalalgia (2006) 1.49
Beta(2)-adrenoceptor polymorphism and body mass index are associated with adult-onset asthma in sedentary but not active women. Chest (2001) 1.49
Depression and anxiety among US adults: associations with body mass index. Int J Obes (Lond) (2009) 1.43
Randomized trial of inhaled flunisolide versus placebo among asthmatic patients discharged from the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med (2000) 1.40
Randomized controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation for winter-related atopic dermatitis in Boston: a pilot study. Br J Dermatol (2008) 1.39
McCune-Albright syndrome. A case of primary hypogonadism obscured by hyperprolactinemic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. West J Med (1990) 1.38
Risk factors for coronary heart disease mortality among persons with diabetes. Ann Epidemiol (1993) 1.35
Boys with high body masses have an increased risk of developing asthma: findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). Int J Obes (Lond) (2006) 1.33
Relation of peer and media influences to the development of purging behaviors among preadolescent and adolescent girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (1999) 1.31
Weight loss and asthma: a systematic review. Thorax (2008) 1.29
Haemoglobin A1c, fasting glucose, serum C-peptide and insulin resistance in relation to serum uric acid levels--the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2008) 1.24
Atheroembolic renal failure after invasive procedures. Natural history based on 52 histologically proven cases. Medicine (Baltimore) (1995) 1.21
Comparison of Canadian versus United States emergency department visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. Can Respir J (2008) 1.18
Diabetes and anxiety in US adults: findings from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Diabet Med (2008) 1.17
Effects of androgen on sexual behavior in hypogonadal men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (1979) 1.15
Compliance with physical activity recommendations in US adults with diabetes. Diabet Med (2008) 1.14
Serum vitamin C concentrations and diabetes: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. Am J Clin Nutr (1999) 1.14
Effect of an emergency department asthma program on acute asthma care. Ann Emerg Med (1999) 1.13
Magnesium sulfate for treating exacerbations of acute asthma in the emergency department. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2000) 1.13
Patient education in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med (2000) 1.13
Trends in cigarette smoking and physicians' advice to quit smoking among people with diabetes in the U.S. Diabetes Care (1995) 1.13
Exercise and the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections. Med Sci Sports Exerc (1991) 1.10
Intravenous beta2-agonists for acute asthma in the emergency department. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2001) 1.10
Surveillance for diabetes mellitus--United States, 1980-1989. MMWR CDC Surveill Summ (1993) 1.09
Review of bulimia nervosa in males. Am J Psychiatry (1991) 1.08
Sex differences among adults presenting to the emergency department with acute asthma. Multicenter Asthma Research Collaboration Investigators. Arch Intern Med (1999) 1.05
Physical activity and chronic diseases. Am J Clin Nutr (1989) 1.05
Consensus statement: aerosols and delivery devices. American Association for Respiratory Care. Respir Care (2000) 1.04
Relation between phase of the menstrual cycle and asthma presentations in the emergency department. Thorax (2005) 1.04
Elderly patients receive less aggressive medical and invasive management of unstable angina: potential impact of practice guidelines. Arch Intern Med (1998) 1.03
Vitamin D status and recurrent preterm birth: a nested case-control study in high-risk women. BJOG (2012) 1.00
Ischemia impairs liver regeneration after major tissue loss in rodents: protective effects of interleukin-6. Hepatology (1999) 1.00
Determinants of physician reluctance to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. J Clin Epidemiol (2000) 0.99
Body mass index and asthma among Mexican adults: the effect of using self-reported vs measured weight and height. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord (2003) 0.99
Defining vitamin D status by secondary hyperparathyroidism in the U.S. population. J Endocrinol Invest (2011) 0.98
Venovenous bypass in adult orthotopic liver transplantation: routine or selective use? J Am Coll Surg (1998) 0.96
Asthma education in the Emergency Department. On behalf of the MARC Investigators. Ann Emerg Med (2000) 0.95
Methyl-xanthines for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2001) 0.95
Effect of skin pigmentation on pulse oximetry accuracy in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med (1998) 0.95
Acute asthma among pregnant women presenting to the emergency department. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1999) 0.94
Shining a light on vitamin D and its impact on the developing immune system. Clin Exp Allergy (2011) 0.94
Polymorphisms in the interleukin 17F gene (IL17F) and asthma. Genes Immun (2005) 0.93
Risk factors for lack of asthma self-management knowledge among ED patients not on inhaled steroids. Am J Emerg Med (2001) 0.93
Evidence-based treatments for acute asthma. Respir Care (2001) 0.93
Relation between phase of menstrual cycle and emergency department visits for acute asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2000) 0.93
Inhaled corticosteroids for asthma: are ED visits a missed opportunity for prevention? Am J Emerg Med (1999) 0.92
Results of 132 hepatectomies for living donor liver transplantation: report of one death. Transplant Proc (2005) 0.92
Calpain is a mediator of preservation-reperfusion injury in rat liver transplantation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1997) 0.92
Elevated plasma eotaxin levels in patients with acute asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol (1999) 0.92
Reducing risk for cardiovascular disease in uninsured women: combined results from two WISEWOMAN projects. J Am Med Womens Assoc (2001) 0.91
Inhaled steroids in acute asthma following emergency department discharge. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2000) 0.91
Corticosteroid therapy for acute asthma. Respir Med (2004) 0.90
Prospective multicenter study of relapse after treatment for acute asthma among children presenting to the emergency department. J Pediatr (2001) 0.90
Methylxanthines for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2003) 0.89
Inaccuracy of "personal best" peak expiratory flow rate reported by inner-city patients with acute asthma. J Asthma (2001) 0.89
Early use of inhaled corticosteroids in the emergency department treatment of acute asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2001) 0.88
The pediatric metabolic syndrome. Minerva Med (2008) 0.87
Total homocyst(e)ine concentration and the likelihood of nonfatal stroke: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. Stroke (1998) 0.87
Association between total homocyst(e)ine and the likelihood for a history of acute myocardial infarction by race and ethnicity: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Am Heart J (2000) 0.87
Early use of inhaled corticosteroids in the emergency department treatment of acute asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2003) 0.86
Insurance and quality of care for children with acute asthma. Ambul Pediatr (2002) 0.86
Sudden-onset asthma exacerbations: clinical features, response to therapy, and 2-week follow-up. Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration (MARC) investigators. Eur Respir J (2000) 0.85
Early use of inhaled corticosteroids in the emergency department treatment of acute asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2000) 0.85
Clinical trials of unfractionated heparin and low-molecular-weight heparin in addition to aspirin for the treatment of unstable angina pectoris: do the results apply to all patients? Am J Cardiol (2000) 0.85
Season of birth and food-induced anaphylaxis in Boston. Allergy (2010) 0.85
Effect of leukocytosis at initial examination on prognosis in patients with primary unstable angina. Am Heart J (2000) 0.85
Characteristics and prognosis of patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction and elevated MB relative index but normal total creatine kinase. Am J Cardiol (1999) 0.84
Telephone follow-up after the emergency department visit: experience with acute asthma. On behalf of the MARC Investigators. Ann Emerg Med (2000) 0.84
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and self-reported allergic rhinitis in Norwegian adults - The HUNT Study. Allergy (2014) 0.83
Differences between men and women in reporting of symptoms during an asthma exacerbation. Ann Emerg Med (2001) 0.83
Association of adolescent cigar use with other high-risk behaviors. Pediatrics (2000) 0.82
Acute reactant cytokines and neutrophil adhesion after warm ischemia in cirrhotic and noncirrhotic human livers. Hepatology (1996) 0.81
Recent trends and controversies in industry-sponsored clinical trials. Acad Emerg Med (1999) 0.81
The effect of heliox on nebulizer function using a beta-agonist bronchodilator. Chest (1999) 0.80
Injuries in a 1-day recreational cycling tour: Bike New York. Ann Emerg Med (1999) 0.80