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The relationship between body fat and respiratory function in young adults

Abstract

The relationship between adiposity and respiratory function is poorly understood. Most studies investigating this have used indirect measures of body fat and few have assessed how changes in adiposity influence lung function.Body fat measured by bio-electrical impedance analysis, body mass index, waist circumference, spirometry, body plethysmography and transfer factor were measured at ages 32 and 38 years in 361 non-smoking, non-asthmatic …

Authors

Sutherland TJT; McLachlan CR; Sears MR; Poulton R; Hancox RJ

Journal

European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 734–747

Publisher

European Respiratory Society (ERS)

Publication Date

9 2016

DOI

10.1183/13993003.02216-2015

ISSN

0903-1936