Pulmonary manifestations in childhood obesity
Goţia, S.; Russu, G.
Revista Medico-Chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici Si Naturalisti Din Iasi 112(3): 590-597
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-7848 PMID: 20201237 Document Number: 627902
Obesity has an increasing incidence throughout the world, inducing a complex and multisystemic pathology. The respiratory manifestations are: restrictive respiratory physiology, reduced respiratory compliance, altered ventilation/perfusion index, bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Increases in body mass index (BMI) are associated with increases in prevalence, incidence and severity of bronchial asthma. The mechanic effects of obesity remain important, but the adipocites have many influences by the hormones, leptines, cytokines and other proinflammatory agents.