Obesity is associated with increased asthma severity and exacerbations, and increased serum immunoglobulin E in inner-city adults

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 747-759

  Fitzpatrick, S ^a   Joks, R ^a   Silverberg, J I ^a,b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma severity; Atopy; Basophil; BMI; Class I, II and III obesity; Eosinophil; Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1); Forced vital capacity (FVC); Immunoglobulin E; Leukocyte; Lymphocyte; Monocyte; Neutrophil; Obesity; Overweight; Peak flow; Pulmonary function test; Spirometry; Weight; Wheeze; White blood cell

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CITIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; NEUTROPHILS; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84859999742     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03863.x     Document Type: Article

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