Open Access<p>Systemic Inflammation Mediates the Associations Between Abdominal Obesity Indices and Lung Function Decline in a Chinese General Population</p>
Author(s) -
Heng He,
Bin Wang,
Min Zhou,
Limin Cao,
Weihong Qiu,
Minghua Ge,
Ailian Chen,
Shijie Yang,
Weihong Chen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s229749
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal obesity , waist , body mass index , waist to height ratio , obesity , population , gastroenterology , vital capacity , waist–hip ratio , systemic inflammation , endocrinology , lung , inflammation , lung function , diffusing capacity , environmental health
Previous studies reported that obesity indices were inversely associated with lung function. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We aimed to assess the potential mediating effect of systemic inflammation in the associations between obesity indices and lung function decline among a general population.