Risk factors and clinical characteristics of breathlessness in Australian adults: Data from the BOLD Australia study

CONCLUSIONS: Breathlessness is common among Australian adults and is independently associated with obesity, chronic respiratory diseases, heart diseases, being Indigenous Australians, and impaired spirometry. Multi-disciplinary assessment and comprehensive investigation is needed in clinical practice to address the many factors associated with breathlessness in the population.PMID:38126966 | PMC:PMC10748519 | DOI:10.1177/14799731231221820

Source: Chronic Respiratory Disease - December 21, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Yijun Zhou Maria R Ampon Michael J Abramson Alan L James Graeme P Maguire Richard Wood-Baker David P Johns Guy B Marks Helen K Reddel Brett G Toelle Source Type: research