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EditorialsObesity and Pulmonary Function: More or Less?
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Effect of obesity and glycated hemoglobin on oxygen saturation in ambulatory type 2 diabetic individuals: A pilot study
2016, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and ReviewsCitation Excerpt :It has been documented that central obesity is believed to provide mechanical hindrance to respiration. Fat stored within the abdominal cavity, abdominal wall and chest wall produces mechanical load and is likely to directly compress the thoracic cage, diaphragm, and lung and thus reduce lung volumes [20]. Also obesity may cause peripheral airways disease and air trapping.
Determinants of Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV<inf>1</inf>), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), and FEV<inf>1</inf>/FVC in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
2006, Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationCitation Excerpt :In contrast, in our study, overweight and obese participants had significantly lower values of FEV1/FVC compared with those with normal BMI. In the able-bodied, the effect of obesity on pulmonary function has been attributed to thoracic cage compression.36,37 This effect might be expected to reduce airway caliber due to a reduced TLC.
Effect of obesity and site of surgery on perioperative lung volumes
2004, British Journal of AnaesthesiaCitation Excerpt :The compliance of the respiratory system is less (mass loading)5 12 and lung volumes such as FRC and VC are reduced. Although VC increases in parallel with the BMI within the normal weight range, VC decreases progressively in more obese patients.12–15 The effect of obesity on other spirometric measurements is less clear.
The effect of gender on the relationship between body fat distribution and lung function
2001, Journal of Clinical EpidemiologyCitation Excerpt :Obesity is associated with reductions in lung volumes, particularly vital capacity (VC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) [1–4].
The obese patient in the ICU
1998, Chest