What is it about?
Truncal obesity can influence respiratory mechanics regardless of the body mass index (BMI) (which is calculated index indicating the degree of the body built). This study evaluated the impact of truncal obesity on both spirometry and impulse oscillometry (IOS) (which are 2 tests for measurement of lung function and performance)
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Why is it important?
The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of truncal obesity on both spirometry and impulse oscillometry (IOS) measures.
Perspectives
Obesity is proved by this study to have negative impact on respiratory system performance which may direct attention to alter the management and take the body built (especially the obesity of the truncal type) in consideration and use weight loss as an impotant sttep in treatment of some related respiratory diseases.
Professor Hesham A AbdelHalim
Ain Shams University
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This page is a summary of: Effect of truncal obesity on airway resistance, The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, January 2015, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/1687-8426.158043.
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