The impact of obesity in patients with severe asthma in the Wessex Severe Asthma Cohort (WSAC)

Published: Sep 7, 2020
Abstract
Introduction: There is evidence that obesity is linked to poor asthma control & airway inflammation; however the underlying pathobiological mechanisms are not well established. Methods: WSAC is a large published cohort of well characterised SA patients fulfilling the ATS/ERS 2014 definition of SA. We compared the clinical, physiological and biological characteristics of obese (BMI ≥30Kg/m2) & non-obese patients....
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Title
The impact of obesity in patients with severe asthma in the Wessex Severe Asthma Cohort (WSAC)
Published Date
Sep 7, 2020
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