Long-term prognosis of new adult-onset asthma in obese patients

Conclusions In adult-onset asthma, patients obese at diagnosis mostly remained obese at long-term and had more exacerbations and respiratory-related hospital admissions compared to normal-weight patients during 12-year follow-up. Weight loss should be a priority in their treatment to prevent this outcome.

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Source: European Respiratory Journal - April 1, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ilmarinen, P., Pardo, A., Tuomisto, L. E., Vähätalo, I., Niemelä, O., Nieminen, P., Kankaanranta, H. Tags: Asthma and allergy Original Articles: Asthma Source Type: research