Abstract
Aim: Many studies have demonstrated an association between obesity and asthma, also the affects of obesity with airway inflammation were investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the difference of age, sex, atopy, comorbid diseses and pulmonary function test parameters between obese and non obese asthmatics.
Method: The data files of 210 asthmatic patients who admitted to our outpatient clinic in 2010 were evaluated.169 patients without attact, with asthma control test over 20 and accessed BMI (body mass index) value enrolled in this study. The patients were divided in to two groups; BMI>30 kg/m2 (obese) and BMI≤ 30 kg/m2 (normal). The two groups were compared to age, gender, smoking history, comorbidities (gastroezafageal reflux, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, psychiatric disease, hipertirodi), allergy skin test positivity and pulmonary function test parameters by using statistical program SPSS 15.0 software.
Results: The mean age of the 169 patients was 39.5±15%, 32% were male and 68% were women.The obese group included 31 patients. The two groups were compared. In the group with normal weight FEV1 and FVC values were significantly higher (p<0.05). In the obese group the proportion of women and men, presence of gastroesophageal reflux and the hypertension, the average age of patients were statistically significantly higher than in normal group (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of smoking history, diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, psychiatric disease, hipertirodi, allergy skin test positivity FVC%, FEV1%, FEV1/FVC% parameters (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The gastroesophageal reflux and hypertension comorbidities were more commonly seen in obese asthmatic than non obese asthmatics.
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