The relationship between obesity and demographic characteristics, severity of disease and atopy in asthma patients

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dc.contributor.authorTalay, Fahrettin
dc.contributor.authorKurt, Bahar
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-25T19:56:23Z
dc.date.available2024-09-25T19:56:23Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentAbant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: In this study we aimed to evaluate the relationship between obesity and gender, age, education status, atopy and severity of disease in asthma patients. Materials and method: Two hundred and sixty one patients diagnosed as asthma in our chest diseases clinic were enrolled in this study, and their BMI (kg/m2) were analyzed. Results: The mean age of asthmatic patients (195 female, 66 male) was 48.4 +/- 16.2 years. Frequency of obesity in female asthmatics was higher than in male asthmatics (in females 44%, in males 23%; p<0.05). In female asthmatics older than 50 years, and in those whose education level was primary school or lower, frequency of obesity was higher (p<0.001). There was no relationship between obesity and atopy (p>0.05). Severity of disease was found to be correlated with the increase in the frequency of obesity (p<0.001). Also in all patients there was a linear relationship in spearman correlation between BMI and asthma severity (r=0.326, p<0.001) and age (r=0.361, p<0.001). A negative correlation between BMI and FVC value (r=-0.325, p<0.001) was detected. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, risk factors for obesity were found to be as follows: female asthmatics older than 50 years [odds ratio (OR)=2.2, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.2-4.0], education level of primary school or lower (OR=2.8, 95% CI=1.4-5.5), moderate persistent asthma (OR=5.1, 95% CI=1.3-19.4), and severe persistent asthma (OR=5.1, 95% CI=1.3-21.6). Conclusion: In this study, frequency of obesity in female asthmatics was higher in patients with lower educational level and in patients older than 50 years. Severity of disease correlated with frequency of obesity. The causative relation between obesity and severity of asthma needs to be clarified with new and more detailed studies.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage167en_US
dc.identifier.issn2148-3620
dc.identifier.issn2148-5402
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage163en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/13269
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000421847400001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherAvesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEurasian Journal of Pulmonologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzYK_20240925en_US
dc.subjectasthmaen_US
dc.subjectatopyen_US
dc.subjectobesityen_US
dc.subjectseverity of diseaseen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between obesity and demographic characteristics, severity of disease and atopy in asthma patientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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