Influence of Anthropometric Measurements in Lung Function in Patients With Asthma

• Published in: International journal of preventive medicine Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 50
• Main Authors: Alipour, Beitollah, Hosseini, Seyyedeh Zahra, Sharifi, Akbar, Ansarin, Khalil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2015; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Analysis; Anthropometry; Asthma; body mass index; Brief Communication; Diagnosis; obesity; Pulmonary function tests; Risk factors; India; body mass index; obesity; Asthma
• ISSN: 2008-7802; 2008-8213
• DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.158179

Obesity is commonly regarded as a risk factor for asthma development, poor asthma control, and poor response to asthma therapy.
In a cross-sectional study, 85 asthmatics (37 male and 48 female) participated. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and anthropometric parameters were measured for each patient.
Mean age and median duration were 43.9 ± 10.61 and 6 (3-14) years, respectively. Among anthropometric parameters, only waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) indicated significant correlation with PFTs in both sex (P < 0.05). There were negative associations between waist circumference, hip circumference and WHR with PFTs only in overweight and obese women (P < 0.05).
Some anthropometric parameters affected lung function, and it seems that gender differentially contributes to this effect.