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Methods: We assessed global genetic correlations using linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC), high-definition likelihood analysis (HDL), and genetic covariance analysis (GNOVA). Trait pairs with significant correlations subsequently underwent genetic overlap analysis (Genetic analysis integrating Pleiotropy and functional Annotation, GPA) and local genetic correlation analysis (Local Genetic Variant Association Analysis, LAVA). Cross-phenotype association (CPASSOC) and multitrait analysis of GWAS (MTAG) identified potential pleiotropic loci, followed by colocalization and functional annotation. Proteome-wide association study (PWAS) revealed proteins and pathways shared between diabetes\/glycemic traits and asthma. Generalized summary-data-based Mendelian randomization (GSMR) was used to evaluate causal effects between diabetes\/glycemic traits and asthma. Results: Significant genetic correlations were observed between body mass index (BMI) and asthma (rg = 0.280\u20130.397; FDR &lt; 0.05), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and asthma (rg = 0.240\u20130.289; FDR &lt; 0.05) across all three methods. GPA revealed significant genome-wide genetic overlap, highest for BMI and asthma (pleiotropy association ratio [PAR] = 0.377) and T2DM-asthma (PAR = 0.353). LAVA identified 111 significant local correlation regions, predominantly between T2DM and asthma (70 regions). Colocalization analysis identified 24 shared pleiotropic loci, predominantly on chromosome 8. Local genetic correlation analysis revealed extensive correlations between T2DM and asthma. PWAS identified 46 shared proteins, with IL6R, MAPK3, and CSF2 being key hubs. Protein\u2013protein interaction analysis highlighted enrichment in JAK-STAT signaling, Th1\/Th2 differentiation, and IL-17 pathways. GSMR demonstrated causal effects of BMI (OR = 1.47, 95% CI: 1.42\u20131.53, FDR &lt; 0.05) and T2DM (OR = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.04\u20131.08, FDR &lt; 0.05) on increased asthma risk, with no evidence of reverse causality. Conclusions: Obesity (BMI) and T2DM exert causal effects on asthma risk via shared genetic loci and inflammatory pathways, particularly involving IL6R, MAPK3, CSF2, and JAK-STAT signaling. 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