INFLUENCE OF ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS IN LUNG FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA (BRIEF COMMUNICATION)

摘要

Background: Obesity is commonly regarded as a risk factor for asthma development, poor asthma control, and poor response to asthma therapy.Methods: In a cross?sectional study, 85 asthmatics (37 male and 48 female) participated. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and anthropometric parameters were measured for each patient.Results: Mean age and median duration were 43.9±10.61 and 6 (3–14) years, respectively. Among anthropometric parameters, only waist?to?hip ratio (WHR) indicated significant correlation with PFTs in both sex (PPConclusions: Some anthropometric parameters affected lung function, and it seems that gender differentially contributes to this effect.