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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2024

Clinical characteristics of obese, fixed airway obstruction, exacerbation-prone phenotype and comorbidities among severe asthma patients: a single-center study.

Guiping Zhu, Yuqing Mo, Ling Ye, Hui Cai, Yingying Zeng, Mengchan Zhu, Wenjun Peng, Xin Gao, Xixi Song, Chengyu Yang and 3 more

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Guiping Zhu *Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Yuqing Mo *Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Ling Ye *Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Hui CaiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Yingying ZengDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Mengchan ZhuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Wenjun PengDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Xin GaoDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Xixi SongDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Chengyu YangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Jian WangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China. 251328610@qq.com.
Zhihong ChenDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China. czh60@hotmail.com.
Meiling JinDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China. jin.meiling@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
Zhongshan Hospital · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CNFudan University · CNZhengzhou University · CN

Funding

Clinical Research Plan of SHDC SHDC2020CR1002AClinical Research Special Fund of Zhongshan Hospital 2020ZSLC26National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270028,81970060,82000013,82100028Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty shslczdzk02201
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Abstract

backgroundSevere asthma places a large burden on patients and society. The characteristics of patients with severe asthma in the Chinese population remain unclear.

methodsA retrospective review was conducted in patients with severe asthma. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Patients were grouped according to phenotypes in terms of exacerbations, body mass index (BMI) and fixed airway obstruction (FAO) status, and the characteristics of different groups were compared. Comorbidities, factors that influence asthma phenotypes, were also analyzed in the study.

resultsA total of 228 patients with severe asthma were included in our study. They were more likely to be overweight or obese. A total of 41.7% of the patients received GINA step 5 therapy, and 43.4% had a history of receiving regular or intermittent oral corticosteroids (OCS). Severe asthmatic patients with comorbidities were prone to have more asthma symptoms and decreased quality of life than patients without comorbidities. Patients with exacerbations were characterized by longer duration of asthma, poorer lung function, and worse asthma control. Overweight or obese patients tended to have more asthma symptoms, poorer lung function and more asthma-related comorbidities. Compared to patients without FAO, those in the FAO group were older, with longer duration of asthma and more exacerbations.

conclusionThe existence of comorbidities in patients with severe asthma could result in more asthma symptoms and decreased quality of life. Patients with exacerbations or with overweight or obese phenotypes were characterized by poorer lung function and worse asthma control. Patients with FAO phenotype tended to have more exacerbations.

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Airway ObstructionAsthmaHumansObesityOverweightQuality of LifeComorbiditiesExacerbationsFixed airway obstructionOverweight or obesitySevere asthma

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