Author/Authors :
Alipour, Beitollah Department of Community Nutrition - Faculty Nutrition - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran , Hosseini, Zahra Department of Community Nutrition - Faculty of Nutrition - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran , Sharifi, Akbar Departmen of Internal Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran , Ansarin, Khalil Departmen of Internal Medicine - Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract :
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 (P < 0.05). There were negative associations between waist circumference, hip circumference and WHR with PFTs only in overweight and obese women (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: Some anthropometric parameters affected lung function, and it seems that gender differentially contributes to this effect.
