Open AccessBreath Failure in Obesity
Author(s) -
Wirya Sastra Amran,
Putri Suci,
Nina Aspiah,
Menaldi Rasmin,
Prasenohadi Prasenohadi,
Agus Dwi Susanto
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jurnal respirologi indonesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2620-3162
pISSN - 0853-7704
DOI - 10.36497/jri.v38i2.167
Subject(s) - obesity , medicine , body mass index , rheumatoid arthritis , diabetes mellitus , population , abdominal obesity , risk factor , type 2 diabetes , environmental health , endocrinology , metabolic syndrome
Based on calculations of over one million people in the world weighing excessively or known as obesity with body mass index (IMT) 25 kg / m2 or more. Obesity is the cause of morbidity, as is the case in the population of the United States an estimated 400,000 deaths caused due to obesity. Obesity especially abdominal obesity is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. The relationship between obesity and chronic respiratory illness began to increase and began to be recognized. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts about 10% of the global population will be obese by 2015. (J Respir Indo 2018; 38(2): 123-33)