This study examined children with obesity-related asthma and found that they had worse pulmonary function and more hospitalizations compared to non-obese children with asthma. This highlights the importance of measuring pulmonary function in obesity-related pediatric asthma. Senior author Jonathan Feldman was funded by the American Lung Association Social Behavior Grant.
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