Among patients with asthma, those with metabolically unhealthy obesity had significantly greater odds for visiting an ED for asthma symptoms in the previous year than patients with metabolically healthy obesity, according to a study.
Metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) and waist circumference also served as better metrics for measuring asthma symptom control compared with BMI alone, the researchers wrote in the study, published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
“The prevalence of obesity and asthma are increasing worldwide, and both contribute significantly to morbidity and