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Obesity and asthma: a specific phenotype?
Chest - 1 Aug 2008
Lessard Andréa, Turcotte Hélène, Cormier Yvon, Boulet Louis-Philippe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with an increased prevalence of asthma, especially in women, and appears to be more severe in the obese. This study aimed to determine if obese subjects have a specific asthma phenotype. METHODS: Forty-four consecutive obese subjects (body mass index [BMI] > or = 30 kg/m(2)) and 44 consecutive nonobese subjects (BMI < 25 kg/m(2)), all with asthma, completed an asthma control...
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