18 Jul 2025 • A study of 29,851 children with corticosteroid-treated asthma shows that metabolic dysfunction in kids and parents heightens the asthma burden.

Key Findings:

• Among them, 1,430 had severe asthma, 4,750 had poor control, and 2,353 had exacerbations.
• Elevated LDL in children raised severe asthma odds 2.2-fold, while high triglycerides and low HDL increased exacerbation and poor control odds ~1.5-fold.
• Maternal dyslipidemia and HbA1c raised uncontrolled asthma risk 1.2–1.4-fold; paternal HbA1c linked to exacerbations.

Findings highlight lipid screening for at-risk families.

Source: BMC | Read Full Story