Abdou, A., Ibraheem, M., Yousef, Y. (2023). Study of Relation between Asthma Severity and Obesity in Egyptian Children. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 91(1), 5184-5189. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.304045
Ali Abdel-Hamid Abdou; Mohammed Ahmed Khedr Ibraheem; Yousef Mohamed Yousef. "Study of Relation between Asthma Severity and Obesity in Egyptian Children". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 91, 1, 2023, 5184-5189. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.304045
Abdou, A., Ibraheem, M., Yousef, Y. (2023). 'Study of Relation between Asthma Severity and Obesity in Egyptian Children', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 91(1), pp. 5184-5189. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.304045
Abdou, A., Ibraheem, M., Yousef, Y. Study of Relation between Asthma Severity and Obesity in Egyptian Children. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2023; 91(1): 5184-5189. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.304045
Study of Relation between Asthma Severity and Obesity in Egyptian Children
Background: The rising incidence of asthma has sparked a debate over a possible link between the two disorders asthma and obesity, which is a leading cause of morbidity accounting for nearly 300,000 deaths annually.Objective: To determine whether child obesity is associated with a higher risk of bronchial asthma and more severe asthma symptoms or not. Patients and Methods: The study comprised one hundred kids with asthma. They were divided into two groups according to their body mass index. Group I included 50 patients, overweight or obese with mild, moderate and severe persistent asthma. Group II included 50 patients, non-obese with mild, moderate and severe persistent asthma. Complete clinical examination, anthropometric measurements, as well as pulmonary functions were assessed among all cases. Results: Pulmonary functions revealed much better results among the non-obese asthmatics than obese ones. However, Body mass index showed no significant correlation to spirometric values except with PEF25-75% in obese group (significantly negative). Conclusion: Spirometry parameters were significantly better among non-obese asthmatics when compared to obese asthmatics.