Dyspnea in obese healthy men
H Sahebjami - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
Study objectives To determine whether obese, apparently healthy individuals experience
dyspnea at rest and, if so, whether their pulmonary function test (PFT) profile and maximal
respiratory pressures are different from obese, healthy subjects without dyspnea. Design
Prospective, open. Setting Pulmonary function test laboratory, Veterans Administration
Medical Center. Patients Twenty-three obese male subjects (each with a body mass index
[BMI] of> 28 kg/m 2) with an FEV 1 level and an FEV 1/FVC ratio≥ 80% of predicted and no …
dyspnea at rest and, if so, whether their pulmonary function test (PFT) profile and maximal
respiratory pressures are different from obese, healthy subjects without dyspnea. Design
Prospective, open. Setting Pulmonary function test laboratory, Veterans Administration
Medical Center. Patients Twenty-three obese male subjects (each with a body mass index
[BMI] of> 28 kg/m 2) with an FEV 1 level and an FEV 1/FVC ratio≥ 80% of predicted and no …
