ArticleLung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society
The effects of obesity on pulmonary function in adults with asthma.
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- Cross talk between Hsp72, HMGB1 and RAGE/ERK1/2 signaling in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma in obese patients.Molecular biology reports · 2020Article
- [Asthma and obesity: relationship and therapeutic implications in patients with asthma at the Department of Pneumology in Monastir, Tunisia].The Pan African medical journal · 2020Observational
- The effects of obesity on pulmonary function in adults with asthma.Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest SocietyArticle
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objectiveWhile the effects of obesity on asthma are unclear, an increased body mass index (BMI) is known to enhance the symptoms and severity of asthma and to impair asthma control. The present study evaluates the effects of nutritional habits and obesity on pulmonary function and asthma control in individuals with asthma.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 60 obese respondents and 60 respondents with normal body weight, who were referred to pulmonology clinics over a period of 2 months. The anthropometric measurements and macro-micro nutrient consumption records of the patients in both groups were obtained, and the two groups were compared in terms of pulmonary function and asthma control test (ACT) scores.
resultsThe mean age of the normal weight and obese respondents was 39.55 ± 11.0 and 45.1 ± 10.3 years, respectively. The ACT scores of the respondents decreased significantly with increasing BMI, waist circumference (WC), and waist-hip ratio (WHR) measurements (P < 0.05). The obese respondents had a lower mean forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV
conclusionsPulmonary functions and ACT scores decrease with increasing BMI, WC, and WHR. Obese respondents with asthma should be referred to diet clinics to improve their asthma symptoms.
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