ReviewChest2018
Beyond BMI: Obesity and Lung Disease.
Review in Chest, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
86 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association between body mass index and prognosis in interstitial lung disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Visceral adiposity and respiratory outcomes in children and adults: a systematic review.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2022Pooled it
- Chronic Inflammation as the Underlying Mechanism of the Development of Lung Diseases in Psoriasis: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Weight reduction improves immune system and inflammatory cytokines in obese asthmatic patients.African health sciences · 2020Trial
- Impact of a multidisciplinary intervention on resting and exercise respiratory functions in adolescents with obesity.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Obesity and New-Onset Asthma Risk in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Population-Based Cohort Study.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026Article
- Unveiling the pathways of Xuanbai Chengqi Decoction in obese asthma: from immune modulation to microbial restoration.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Multi-target Effects of Short-Chain Fatty Acids for Obesity-Related Asthma: Interventional Potential and Challenges.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2025Review
- Endocrinology and the Lung: Exploring the Bidirectional Axis and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Dietary Fat Intake Attenuates Vitamin A Deficiency-Associated Elastic Fiber Remodeling and Lipid Reduction in the Alveolar Niche in Mice.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Association of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels with Proximal Airway CT Morphology in Obesity.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Reliability of Body Fat Percentage Measurements and Their Impact on Airway Resistance: Does Leptin Play a Significant Role?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Leptin and Acute Lung Disorders.Comprehensive Physiology · 2025Review
- Association between body roundness index and lung function among U.S. adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The bronchoalveolar proteome changes in obesity.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2025Article
- Ventilation in the obese: physiological insights and management.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Review
- Elevated GFI1 in Alveolar Macrophages Suppresses ACOD1 Expression and Exacerbates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Lung Injury in Obesity.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Associations between life's essential 8 and preserved ratio impaired spirometry.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Plasma Leptin Levels and Airflow Limitation in the Small and Medium Airways in Young Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Associated Factors and Pulmonary Function Outcomes of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: A Scoping Review.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
26 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
Abstract
The worldwide prevalence of obesity has increased rapidly in the last 3 decades, and this increase has led to important changes in the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of many common diseases. This review article examines the relationship between obesity and lung disease, highlighting some of the major findings that have advanced our understanding of the mechanisms contributing to this relationship. Changes in pulmonary function related to fat mass are important, but obesity is much more than simply a state of mass loading, and BMI is only a very indirect measure of metabolic health. The obese state is associated with changes in the gut microbiome, cellular metabolism, lipid handling, immune function, insulin resistance, and circulating factors produced by adipose tissue. Together, these factors can fundamentally alter the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of lung health and disease.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.