Adult asthmatics at higher risk of developing obesity, reveals study
Canada: In a new study published in the BMJ journal Thorax it was shown that adult asthmatics are more likely to acquire obesity than non-asthmatics, especially those who are non-atopic, have a longer illness duration, or are taking oral corticosteroids.
Obesity is well-known to be a risk factor for asthma. Although there is evidence that asthma causes obesity in children, the relationship between asthma and obesity in adults has not been studied. As a result, Subhabrata Moitra and colleagues undertook this study to investigate the impact of atopy and asthma treatment on the development of obesity.
The researchers analyzed data from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS), a cohort study conducted in 11 European nations and Australia across three waves between 1990 and 2014, at around ten-year intervals. There were two study eras considered: ECRHS I (t) to ECRHS II (t+1), and ECRHS II (t) to ECRHS III (t+1). At visit t, they removed those who were obese (body mass index 30 kg/m2). The multivariable modified Poisson regression (lag) with repeated measurements was used to evaluate the relative risk (RR) of obesity at t+1 related to asthma.
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