Is Obesity Associated with an Increased Risk for Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Development of Asthma?

We investigated the association between airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and obesity in adults referred for confirmation of asthma diagnosis. Data were analyzed for obesity class I (body mass index [BMI] 30-34.9 kg/m(2)), class II (BMI ≥ 35-39.9 kg/m(2)), and class III (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2)). Of 861 sub...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Sat, Tailor, Adarsh, Warrington, Richard, Cheang, Mary
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2868882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20525125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1710-1492-4-2-51

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