The independent association of overweight and obesity with breathlessness in adults: a cross-sectional, population-based study
(2017)
Journal Article
Currow, D. C., Dal Grande, E., Sidhu, C., Ekström, M., & Johnson, M. J. (2017). The independent association of overweight and obesity with breathlessness in adults: a cross-sectional, population-based study. European respiratory journal, 50(3), Article 1700558. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00558-2017
Obesity is an independent risk factor for chronic breathlessness and should be assessed in people with this symptom.