Underlying contributing conditions to breathlessness among middle-aged individuals in the general population: a cross-sectional study.

Jacob Sandberg Magnus Per EkströmMats BörjessonGöran BergströmAnnika RosengrenOskar AngeråsKjell Toren

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2021)

In a middle-aged general population, the main underlying contributing conditions to breathlessness were respiratory disease, anxiety or depression, obesity and heart disease or chest pain with a high level of overlap.

Keyphrases

middle aged
sleep quality
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
depressive symptoms
type diabetes
weight loss
pulmonary hypertension
weight gain
high fat diet induced
risk factors