Associations between inhaled corticosteroid use in the first 6 years of life and obesity-related traits

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Rationale: Infants and young children might be particularly likely to experience the potential clinical side effects of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) on body mass index (BMI), adiposity rebound (AR), and body composition, but this has rarely been studied in long-term studies in this age group. Objectives: To determine the association between ICS exposure in the first 6 years of life and the BMI, AR, body composition, and blood lipid concentrations. Methods: Children from the two mother-child cohorts of the COPSAC (Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood) were included. ICS use was registered prospectively to age 6 years, and the cumulative dose was calculated. Multiple linear regression models were used for analysis. Measurements and Main Results: A total of 932 (84%) of the 1,111 children from the COPSAC cohorts had BMI data, 786 (71%) had dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan data at the age of 6 years, and 815 (73%) had an AR age calculated. Two hundred ninety-one children (31%) received a cumulative ICS dose higher than that from 10 weeks of standard treatment before the age of 6. ICS treatment during 0-6 years of age was associated with an increased BMI z-score (0.05 [95% confidence interval, 0.005 to 0.09] SDs per each year of standard treatment; P = 0.03) an earlier age at AR (20.18 [95% confidence interval, 20.28 to 20.08] yr; P = 0.0006), and a 2% increased geometric mean android fat percentage (P = 0.05). ICS exposure and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan data were not associated. Conclusions: ICS use in early childhood was associated with an increased BMI z-score at age 6, an earlier AR, and a trend of association with an increased android body fat percentage.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Vol/bind204
Udgave nummer6
Sider (fra-til)642-650
Antal sider9
ISSN1073-449X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
Supported by the Lundbeck Foundation (grant R16-A1694), the Ministry of Health (grant 903516), the Danish Council for Strategic Research (grant 0603-00280B), and the Capital Region Research Foundation (core support to the COPSAC [Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood] Research Center). All funding received by COPSAC is listed at www.copsac.com. The funding agencies did not have any role in the design or conduct of the study; collection, management, or interpretation of the data; or preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.

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Copyright © 2021 by the American Thoracic Society

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