The effect of obesity on lung function

AE Dixon, U Peters - Expert review of respiratory medicine, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: There is a major epidemic of obesity, and many obese patients suffer with
respiratory symptoms and disease. The overall impact of obesity on lung function is …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

JF Masa, JL Pépin, JC Borel, B Mokhlesi… - European …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as a combination of obesity (body mass
index≥ 30 kg· m− 2), daytime hypercapnia (arterial carbon dioxide tension≥ 45 mmHg) and …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological aspects of obstructive sleep apnea

JF Garvey, MF Pengo, P Drakatos… - Journal of thoracic …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is probably the most common respiratory disorder, with
recent data from the United States and Europe suggesting that between 14% and 49% of …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity: systemic and pulmonary complications, biochemical abnormalities, and impairment of lung function

TT Mafort, R Rufino, CH Costa, AJ Lopes - Multidisciplinary respiratory …, 2016 - Springer
Obesity is currently one of the major epidemics of this millennium and affects individuals
throughout the world. It causes multiple systemic complications, some of which result in …

Overweight, obesity, and lung function in children and adults—a meta-analysis

E Forno, YY Han, J Mullen, JC Celedón - The Journal of Allergy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background There is conflicting evidence on the effect of obesity on lung function in adults
and children with and without asthma. We aimed to evaluate the relation between …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease in the obese: Pathophysiology and treatment

BF Nadaleto, FAM Herbella, MG Patti - Surgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Obesity is a condition that has increased all over the world in the last 3 decades. Overweight
and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are related. GERD may have different …

[HTML][HTML] S2k-leitlinie: Nichtinvasive und invasive Beatmung als Therapie der chronischen respiratorischen Insuffizienz–Revision 2017

W Windisch, M Dreher, J Geiseler, K Siemon… - …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Die außerklinische Beatmung über einen invasiven oder nichtinvasiven Beatmungszugang
ist mittlerweile etablierter Standard. Entsprechend wurde bereits im Jahr 2010 unter der …

An evidence-based approach to the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease

MG Patti - JAMA surgery, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is prevalent worldwide, particularly in
developed countries. It is estimated that the prevalence of GERD in the United States is …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood obesity and respiratory diseases: which link?

E di Palmo, E Filice, A Cavallo, C Caffarelli, G Maltoni… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Prevalence of childhood obesity is progressively increasing, reaching worldwide levels of
5.6% in girls and of 7.8% in boys. Several evidences showed that obesity is a major …

The vital capacity is vital: epidemiology and clinical significance of the restrictive spirometry pattern

MS Godfrey, MD Jankowich - Chest, 2016 - Elsevier
Epidemiologic research has revealed a substantial portion of the general population with
abnormal spirometry results that are characterized by decreased FEV 1 and FVC but a …