Obesity and risk of respiratory tract infections: results of an infection-diary based cohort study

• Autori principali: Livia Maccioni (Autore), Susanne Weber (Autore), Magdeldin Elgizouli (Autore), Anne-Sophie Stoehlker (Autore), Ilona Geist (Autore), Hans-Hartmut Peter (Autore), Werner Vach (Autore), Alexandra Nieters (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a major morbidity factor contributing largely to health care costs and individual quality of life. The aim of the study was to test whether obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) is one of the risk factors underlying frequent RTIs in the German adult pop...