Obesity and impaired muscle function in severe asthma: a cross sectional study
Obesity plays a key role in muscle dysfunction on core, upper, and lower limb muscle groups. This reinforces the need for integrated clinical approaches addressing both asthma and obesity.
Authors
- Karina Couto Furlanetto
- Vanessa Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-5843)
- Ariele Pedroso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6192-6734)
- Rebecca F. McLoughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9874-4862)
- Vanessa M. McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9890-3408)
- Joice Mara de OLIVEIRA
- Peter N. Gibson
Institutions
- Universidade Norte do Paraná (BR)
- John Hunter Hospital (AU)
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108698
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00