Association between obesity and lung function changes by sex and age in adults with asthma.

Minji Kim Sang-Heon Cho Jae Woo Jung Byoung-Whui Choi Sae-Hoon Kim Hye Kyung Park Ann-Soo Jang Hyun Jung Jin Yoo Seob Shin Min-Hye Kim Jae Hyun Lee Jung-Won Park Jae-Woo Kwon Taehoon LeeSolmi KimTae Bum Kim Jeong Hee Choinull null

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2020)

Obesity is negatively correlated with the ΔFEV1/FVC before and after controller treatment. Sex and age differentially contribute to lung function changes in response to asthma medications in adult asthmatics, showing a significant decrease in the ΔFEV1/FVC in middle-aged women.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
insulin resistance
air pollution
middle aged
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
polycystic ovary syndrome
weight gain
skeletal muscle
pregnancy outcomes
young adults
replacement therapy