An abnormal BMI in children - be it high or low - can now be associated with impaired lung function, but if their BMI is normalized before they reach adulthood, the impairment can be offset, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report.
Karolinska InstitutetOct 28 2024 Their results, which are based on data collected under the BAMSE project in Sweden, are presented in The European Respiratory Journal.
In this study, the largest so far, we've been able to follow children from birth all the way to the age of 24, covering the entire period of lung function development." "Interestingly, we found that in the group with an initially high BMI but a normalized BMI before puberty, lung function was not impaired in adulthood," says principal investigator Erik Melén, professor of pediatrics at the same department at Karolinska Institutet and doctor at the Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital. "This highlights how important it is to optimize children's growth both early in life and during their early school years and adolescence.
Analyzed large volumes of BMI data The study was based on the BAMSE project, in which over 4,000 children have been followed from birth to the age of 24. BMI has been repeatedly measured over this time, at most 14 times. The present study includes 3,200 participants with at least four BMI measurements.
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