AP-HP, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Service de Physiologie – Clinique de la Dyspnée, 75015 Paris, France
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Risk factors for airway hyperresponsiveness in severely obese women
...Published in Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research
Obesity affects airway diameter and tidal ventilation pattern, which could perturb smooth muscle function. The objective was to assess the pathophysiology of airway hyperresponsiveness in obesity while controlling for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Obese women (n = 118, mean ± SD BMI 46.1 ± 6.8 kg/m−2) underwent pulmonary function testing (i...