Abdominal adiposity and obstructive airway disease: testing insulin resistance and sleep disordered breathing mechanisms

Abdominal adiposity and obstructive airway disease: testing insulin resistance and sleep disordered breathing mechanisms

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study examined associations of abdominal adiposity with lung function, asthma symptoms and current doctor-diagnosed asthma and mediation by insulin resistance (IR) and sleep disordered breathing (SDB).</p> <p>Methods...

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Main Authors: Haren Matthew T, Misan Gary, Paterson Tracey-Jayne, Ruffin Richard E, Grant Janet F, Buckley Jonathan D, Howe Peter RC, Newbury Jonathan, Taylor Anne W, McDermott Robyn A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Airway obstruction
Forced Expiratory Volume
Forced Vital Capacity
Asthma
Abdominal adiposity
Sleep disordered breathing
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/12/31

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