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标题：Association of Body Mass Index with Asthma Severity and Pulmonary Function among Asthmatic Children
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作者：Rasuol Nasiri Kalmarzi ; Razaq Hamedi ; Reza Nasirian 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Pediatrics
印刷版ISSN：2345-5047
电子版ISSN：2345-5055
出版年度：2016
卷号：4
期号：9
页码：3551-3559
DOI：10.22038/ijp.2016.7316
语种：English
出版社：Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
其他摘要：Background Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease in respiratory system and obesity is another inflammatory disease which incidence rate is increasing. Although, many studies have been conducted on severity of asthma and its relationship with obesity, but different results have been obtained. This study aimed to determine a relationship between asthma severity, Body Mass Index (BMI) and pulmonary function in Kurdistan province, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study 90 asthmatic patients referred to referral hospital in Kurdistan, North West of Iran, were selected by simple random method. BMI was calculated by dividing weight by height.Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and bronchial-stimulation-test were used for confirmation and investigation of asthma severity. Data were analyzed using SPSS-15 and Chi-square and spearman correlation coefficient tests. Results: Relationship between BMI and severity of asthma (mild, medium and severe) was evaluated, there was a relationship and positive relationship between them (P
其他关键词：Asthma; Body mass index; Children; Pulmonary function