Open AccessSex Differences
Author(s) -
Akshay Sood
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
exercise and sport sciences reviews
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1538-3008
pISSN - 0091-6331
DOI - 10.1097/jes.0b013e318201f0c4
Subject(s) - adipokine , obesity , asthma , medicine , endocrinology , demography , leptin , sociology
We have demonstrated in several studies that obesity and adipokines are more strongly associated with asthma in women than in men. The reason for this controversial sex difference is not known. Based on our previous studies, we hypothesize that sex-related differences in ectopic fat may explain the obesity-asthma association in women.