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43: Asthma and Other Respiratory Disorders Associated with Obesity
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Published:November 2023
Mutasim Abu-Hasan, MD, David Fedele, PhD, ABPP, "Asthma and Other Respiratory Disorders Associated with Obesity", Pediatric Pulmonology, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Michael J. Light, MD, FAAP, Kristin Van Hook, MD, MPH, FAAP
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Asthma and obesity are both major public health problems with high prevalence and increasing incidence in children and adults.1,2,3 Both illnesses have serious short- and long-term health consequences.4 There is an increased interest in understanding the interaction between asthma and obesity and in establishing a diagnostic and treatment approach specific to patients who have both illnesses.
The association between asthma and obesity is well established by results from several epidemiological studies.5 The incidence of asthma diagnosis is higher in patients with obesity than in patients without obesity,6 and the incidence of obesity...
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