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This study aimed to assess the association between use of exogenous female sex hormones and asthma in Korean women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) is a nationwide programme to assess national health and nutritional status in Korea. A population-based study was conducted to analyse the relationship between self-reported asthma and exogenous hormones using the KNHANES between 2007 and 2012.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study sample included 6874 premenopausal and 4912 postmenopausal women aged 30\u201365.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>KNHANES data comprised health interviews and physical examinations. Questionnaires regarding asthma, reproductive factors and exogenous hormones were included.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among postmenopausal women, 3.4% reported doctor-diagnosed asthma. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was associated with increased odds of doctor-diagnosed asthma (OR 1.56; 95% CI 1.04 to 2.35), while the association between HRT and wheeze in the last 1 year was not significant (OR 1.37; 95% CI 0.95 to 1.96). In premenopausal women, the prevalence of asthma was 2.3%. Use of oral contraceptives (OCs) was associated with an increased odds of doctor-diagnosed asthma (OR 1.67; 95% CI 1.01 to 2.76) and wheeze in the last 1 year (OR 1.88; 95% CI 1.31 to 2.69). These associations were dominant among non-obese women (body mass index &lt;25\u2009kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ; OR 2.36; 95% CI 1.34 to 4.17 for asthma and OR 2.15; 95% CI 1.43 to 3.23 for wheeze).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>HRT and OCs were associated with increased asthma in postmenopausal and premenopausal women, respectively. 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