Bronchial asthma and body mass index

Dana Lauková ¹^, ², Miloš Velemínský ³, Mária Letkovičová ⁴
¹University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic ²Nitra University Hospital, Internal Clinic, Department of Pulmonology and Phthisiology, Nitra, Slovak Republic ³University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics and Public Health, České Budějovice, Czech Republic ⁴Environment a. s., Biostatistics and Environmentalist Center, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Korespondenční autor: Dana Lauková (danalaukova@gmail.com)

ISSN 1804-7181 (On-line)

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Submitted:2. 3. 2018
Accepted: 31. 3. 2018
Published online: 30. 6. 2018

Summary

Objective: The research is focused on the relation between obesity and bronchial asthma, whose prevalence has been increasing. Methods: The sample group consisted of 506 respondents at the age of over 19 years who were diagnosed with bronchial asthma. The research methods were a questionnaire, asthma control test and medical history analysis. The data were processed using a descriptive statistics method and cluster analysis. Results: We discovered that a BMI increase does not depend on gender. A worsened asthma stabilization, which is monitored using ACTTM, is related to obesity. Obesity occurred in respondents with lower income and education. Conclusion: Obesity worsens the stabilization of bronchial asthma. Respondents with a lower socio-economic status tended to be obese.

Keywords: bronchial asthma; obesity; BMI; socio-economic status

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