The impact of body mass index, central obesity and physical activity on lung function: results of the EpiHealth study

Study objectives Obesity is often associated with lower lung function; however, the interaction of lung function with central obesity and physical inactivity is less clear. As such, we investigated the effect on lung function of body size (body mass index (BMI)), central obesity (waist circumference...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Magnus Svartengren, Gui-Hong Cai, Andrei Malinovschi, Jenny Theorell-Haglöw, Christer Janson, Sölve Elmståhl, Lars Lind, Erik Lampa, Eva Lindberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-11-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00214-2020.full