Open AccessAssociation of Body Mass Index (BMI) with Lung Function Parameters in Non-asthmatics Identified by Spirometric Protocols
Author(s) -
Joyashree Banerjee,
Anindya Roy,
Anilbaran Singhamahapatra,
Pranab Dey,
Achyut Ghosal,
Anubrata Das
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7306.3993
Subject(s) - spirometry , medicine , body mass index , asthma , obesity , incidence (geometry) , pulmonary function testing , lung function , epidemiology , demography , lung , physics , optics , sociology
Association between obesity and asthma has been reported widely, with disparity between males and females. Epidemiological data which indicate that obesity precedes development of asthma and increases the prevalence and incidence of asthma, raises the possibility of a causal association.