Reduced forced vital capacity is independently associated with ethnicity, metabolic factors and respiratory symptoms in a Caribbean population: a cross-sectional study.

Sateesh SakhamuriFallon LutchmansinghDonald SimeonLiane ConyettePeter BurneyTerence A R Seemungal

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2019)

These findings suggest that low FVC in this Caribbean population is associated with ethnicity, low body mass index (BMI), large waist circumference, chronic respiratory symptoms, and diabetes.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
physical activity
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
sleep quality
glycemic control
respiratory tract
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
body weight
adipose tissue
depressive symptoms
weight loss
skeletal muscle