Investigation of the Relationship between Asthma and Visceral Obesity by Epicardial Fat Thickness Measurement.

Hatice Eylül Bozkurt Yılmaz Mustafa Yılmaz Nazan Şen Zuhal Ekici Ünsal Ayşegül Füsun Eyüboğlu Şule Akçay

Published in: Turkish thoracic journal (2019)

In the present study, we observed that the EFT did not increase in patients with asthma compared with the normal population. Based on our results, we suggest that visceral obesity may not be a significant risk factor for asthma.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
metabolic syndrome
allergic rhinitis
adipose tissue
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
skeletal muscle
air pollution
body mass index
fatty acid
physical activity