Obesity affects pulmonary function in Japanese adult patients with asthma, but not those without asthma

Abstract Obesity is associated with the severity of asthma, which is characterized by airway obstruction. Pulmonary function testing is one of the important examinations for evaluating airway obstruction. However, the impact of obesity on pulmonary function in patients with asthma is not fully under...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Tashiro, Koichiro Takahashi, Yuki Kurihara, Hironori Sadamatsu, Yuki Kuwahara, Ryo Tajiri, Shinya Kimura, Naoko Sueoka-Aragane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20924-y