Obesity Trends among Asthma Patients in the United States: A Population-based Study

• Main Authors: Maria Fernanda Lurbet (Author), Belen Rojano (Author), Stacey-Ann Whittaker Brown (Author), Paula Busse (Author), Fernando Holguin (Author), Alex D. Federman (Author), Juan P. Wisnivesky (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Ubiquity Press, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Background: Obesity is strongly associated with worse asthma control and poorer quality of life. The current obesity epidemic has reached historically high levels, with an estimated prevalence rate of 37% in the general United States (US) population. However, less is known about trends in the preval...