Sunday, 7 December 2014
Exhibition Hall-Poster Area (Sul America)
José Elabras Filho, MSc
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Clínica Médica - Imunologia Clínica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho Hucff-Ufrj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sérgio Duarte Dortas Junior, Msc
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Clínica Médica, Universidade Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
Elisabete Da Silva Blanc, MD
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Clínica Médica - Imunologia Clínica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho Hucff-Ufrj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cristiane Fernandes Moreira, MD
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Clínica Médica - Imunologia Clínica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho Hucff-Ufrj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bruno Emanoel Carvalho Oliveira, MD
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Clínica Médica - Imunologia Clínica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho Hucff-Ufrj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ana Carolina Miranda Carvalho Ferreira Fernandes De Sousa, MD
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Clínica Médica - Imunologia Clínica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho Hucff-Ufrj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alfeu Tavares França, PhD
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Clínica Médica - Imunologia Clínica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho Hucff-Ufrj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Background: Several trials have demonstrated an association between obesity and asthma severity. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a metric used to estimate the amount of body fat. It’s one of the best methods for population assessment of overweight and obesity. We have investigated the relationship between BMI and asthma severity in an adult asthmatic population from the Clinical Immunology outpatient service of an University Hospital.
Methods: 142 adult patients, diagnosed by clinical spirometric findings as asthmatics, were divided in two groups based on their asthma severity: group 1 [(n= 72): Mild Intermittent and Mild Persistent Asthma] and group 2 [(n= 70): Moderate and Severe Persistent Asthma]. Patients BMI were calculated and compared between both groups.
Results: Patients mean age was 49.5 years-old, most of them were female and caucasian. 26.1% of them were former smokers. Mean weight was 66.17kg in group 1 and 69.36kg in group 2. Mean height were 159.23cm and 157.1cm respectively. Mean BMI was significantly higher (p<0,05) in group 2 (BMI=28,06), comparing to group 1 (BMI=26,15).
Conclusions: In this study, BMI was associated with asthma severity.
