Body mass index, asthma, and respiratory symptoms: a population-based study
| Autor: | Manuela Karloh, Rosemeri Maurici, Darlan Laurício Matte, Emilio Pizzichini, Maíra Junkes Cunha, Elaine Cristina Caon de Souza, Marcia Margaret Menezes Pizzichini, Mirella Dias |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
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Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Spirometry medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Population Overweight Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences Diseases of the respiratory system 0302 clinical medicine Bronchodilator Internal medicine Prevalence medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Obesity education Respiratory Sounds Asthma education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test RC705-779 business.industry Smoking Middle Aged Anthropometry medicine.disease Bronchodilator Agents Cross-Sectional Studies Editorial Dyspnea Socioeconomic Factors 030228 respiratory system Cough Female medicine.symptom business Body mass index Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
| Popis: | Objective: To estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma, according to body mass index (BMI), as well as to evaluate factors associated with physician-diagnosed asthma, in individuals ≥ 40 years of age. Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in Florianópolis, Brazil, with probability sampling. Data were collected during home visits. Demographic data were collected, as were reports of physician-diagnosed asthma, respiratory symptoms, medications in use, and comorbidities. Anthropometric measurements were taken. Individuals also underwent spirometry before and after bronchodilator administration. Individuals were categorized as being of normal weight (BMI < 25 kg/m2), overweight (25 kg/m2 ≥ BMI < 30 kg/m2), or obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). Results: A total of 1,026 individuals were evaluated, 274 (26.7%) were of normal weight, 436 (42.5%) were overweight, and 316 (30.8%) were obese. The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma was 11.0%. The prevalence of obesity was higher in women (p = 0.03), as it was in respondents with ≤ 4 years of schooling (p < 0.001) or a family income of 3-10 times the national minimum wage. Physician-diagnosed asthma was more common among obese individuals than among those who were overweight and those of normal weight (16.1%, 9.9%, and 8.0%, respectively; p = 0.04), as were dyspnea (35.5%, 22.5%, and 17.9%, respectively; p < 0.001) and wheezing in the last year (25.6%, 11.9%, and 14.6%, respectively; p < 0.001). These results were independent of patient smoking status. In addition, obese individuals were three times more likely to report physician-diagnosed asthma than were those of normal weight (p = 0.005). Conclusions: A report of physician-diagnosed asthma showed a significant association with being ≥ 40 years of age and with having a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Being obese tripled the chance of physician-diagnosed asthma. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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