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Multiple factors are associated with asthma and may contribute to the sex disparity seen in asthma throughout the life span. These factors may independently or jointly be associated with asthma or regulate each other (e.g., genetics may impact immune response and/or obesity). Factors are color-coded based on importance in asthma at various phases of life: orange, in utero and childhood; green, throughout life; blue, adolescence and adulthood.
