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Obesity Is a Risk Factor for Dyspnea but Not for Airflow Obstruction

Author(s) -

Don D. Sin,

Richard L. Jones,

S. F. Paul Man

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.162.13.1477

Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , national health and nutrition examination survey , odds ratio , body mass index , risk factor , obesity , confidence interval , bronchodilator , airflow , airway obstruction , vital capacity , physical therapy , surgery , population , environmental health , airway , lung , mechanical engineering , lung function , diffusing capacity , engineering

Previous research suggests that obesity is an important risk factor for asthma. However, since obesity can cause dyspnea through mechanisms other than airflow obstruction, diagnostic misclassification of asthma could partially account for this association.

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