Immediate and long term effects of weight reduction in obese people with asthma: randomised controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the influence of weight reduction on obese patients with asthma.

Design

Open study, two randomised parallel groups.

Setting

Private outpatients centre, Helsinki, Finland.

Participants

Two groups of 19 obese patients with asthma (body mass index (kg/m(2)) 30 to 42) recruited through newspaper advertisements.

Intervention

Supervised weight reduction programme including 8 week very low energy diet.

Main outcome measures

Body weight, morning peak expiratory flow (PEF), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)); and also asthma symptoms, number of acute episodes, courses of oral steroids, health status (quality of life).

Results

At the end of the weight reducing programme, the participa

SUBMITTER: Stenius-Aarniala B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC27319 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature