Obesity is a risk factor for exercise-induced bronchospasm in asthmatic adolescents.
Anderson H Souza de AlmeidaEdil de Albuquerque Rodrigues FilhoEduarda Lubambo CostaCláudio G de AlbuquerqueEmanuel S C SarinhoDécio Medeiros PeixotoAna C C Dela BiancaMarco Aurélio de Valois Correia JúniorJosé Â RizzoPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2020)
Obese youngsters with asthma present a greater risk for EIB with slower recovery than their nonobese peers. Clinicians should be aware of this association, especially in those with more severe disease, for adequate recognition and treatment.