… have shown that obese asthmatics have poor asthma control and more severe asthma. This
… showing that macrophages from overweight/obese people with asthma are more sensitive to …

… disease, depression, and obstructive sleep apnea, all of which may affect asthma control.
Obese people may be at elevated risk of exacerbations related to increased risk of severe …

… in the incidence of asthma in obese people compared to people with normal body weight. …
disease in obese asthmatics, and how this impacts asthma control. In order to determine if …

… Obesity and asthma are not known to be causally associated, but because of the high
prevalence of obesity a large number of asthmatic people will be obese. Obesity may affect lung …

… In conclusion, overweight and obese individuals with asthma experience a high symptomatic
remission rate and significant improvements in asthma control, as assessed by symptoms, …

… In Brazil, recent estimates predict that more than 16 million people (Citation2) have asthma,
and among these, we estimate that 10% have the severe form of the disease. A national …

… the relation of obesity to asthma severity or asthma control.13, … This study found that obese
individuals with persistent asthma … worse asthma-related quality of life, worse asthma control, …

… in some people with asthma is … obese asthma phenotype features poor asthma control,
limited response to corticosteroids, and an exaggeration of the physiological effects of obesity on …

… However, because of the cross-sectional nature of our data, we cannot be certain about
asthma severity and long-term asthma control in our subjects. Thus far, only database studies3, 4…

… number of people with asthma increased … obese) makes this explanation unlikely. Thompson
et al. also reported no evidence of less “real” asthma in obese versus non-obese asthmatics…