Respiratory consequences of obesity--an overview.
At the beginning of the 21st century obesity has become the leading chronic disease in the world. It is a major cause of morbidity mainly in the metabolic and cardiovascular areas. Moreover, it has progressively emerged as an important risk factor for respiratory diseases, a field that is often neglected. In this article, we reviewed the current understanding of the influence of obesity in adulthood on respiratory function, obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome and asthma.
Van Meerhaeghe
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Service de Pneumologie, ISPPC-Charleroi, Belgium. alain.vanmeerhaeghe@chu-charleroi.be
André
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Gilbert
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Delpire
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Moscariello
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Velkeniers
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D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010845:Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology