Association between adiposity and asthma

Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Rocha, Cristian; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Leiva, Ana María; Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Villagrán, Marcelo; Lasserre-Laso, Nicole; Ulloa, Natalia; Celis-Morales, Carlos

Abstract

Background: In people with asthma, adiposity is associated with more symptoms and less control of the disease whereas on those without asthma adiposity is associated with a higher risk of developing the disease. Aim: To investigate the association between asthma and adiposity markers in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: Data from 5,499 adults older than 15-years-old from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017 were analyzed. Quintiles of body-mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were used as a proxy of adiposity. The association between asthma and quintiles of BMI and WC was determined by logistic regression. Results: A higher BMI and WC was associated with a higher odds for asthma. This trend remained significant even after adjusting the models for socio-demographic factors, physical activity and smoking (Odds Ratio [OR] BMI: 1.13 [95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.04; 1.22], p < 0.01 and OR WC: 1.15 [95% IC: 1.06; 1.25], p < 0.01). Conclusions: A higher BMI and WC were positively associated with asthma.

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Título según WOS: Association between adiposity and asthma
Título según SCOPUS: Association between adiposity and asthma [¿Existe asociación entre asma y adiposidad en la población adulta chilena?]
Título según SCIELO: ¿Existe asociación entre asma y adiposidad en la población adulta chilena?
Título de la Revista: REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
Volumen: 147
Número: 6
Editorial: SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
Fecha de publicación: 2019
Página de inicio: 733
Página final: 740
Idioma: Spanish
DOI:

10.4067/S0034-98872019000600733

Notas: ISI, SCIELO, SCOPUS