Repositori URV

Identificador: imarina:6388934

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina6388934

Autores:
Sorlí-Aguilar MMartín-Luján FFlores-Mateo GJardí-Piñana CAparicio-Llopis EBasora-Gallisà JSolà-Alberich RAguirre-Alava GAltamiras-Badia MAlvarez-Soler EAnguera-Perpiña CArnau-Adan VBaiges-Folch MBerenguer-Atrio PBibiloni-Sole ABlade-Creixenti JBlanch-Aubia JBoada-Tous ABorras-Gavalda ABorras-Vicente DCabre-Vila JJCamos-Guijosa PCanalejo-Escudero JJCando-Guasch GCastellar-Salinas MJCastro-Pamies RComino-Sillero LDalmau-Vidal SDeAndres-DePablo MJDelPozo-Nubio JDiego-Ferrer ADuran-Visiedo JMElviro-Bodoy TFerrater-Cubells JFerre-Gras JFustero-Fustero IGarcia-Aguila RGarcia-Gonzalo CGarcia-Masso AGens-Barbera M

Resumen:
© 2016 The Author(s). Background: The aim of this study was to assess the association of key adiposity markers with lung function in smokers without respiratory disease in a Mediterranean population. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study with baseline data from a representative sample of the ESPITAP study in Spain. Participants were 738 smokers (52.3% men) without respiratory disease, aged 35 to 70, selected from 12 primary health care centres. We assessed weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). The pulmonary functional parameters were forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and FEV1/FVC ratio. Results: In this cohort of smokers, 22.2% of individuals had central obesity. FVC% was inversely associated with all anthropometric measures (BMI, WC and WHtR) in the overall population and in men; in women, only BMI was associated with FVC%. FEV1% was inversely associated to BMI and WC in the overall population, and to all anthropometric measures in men. Furthermore, both BMI and obesity were positively associated with FEV1/FVC ratio overall and when stratified by sex; this suggests a restrictive pattern explained by the altered ventilator mechanics experienced by people with obesity. Conclusion: In a Mediterranean population of smokers without respiratory symptoms, abdominal obesity, evaluated not only by BMI and WC but also WHtR, is inversely associated with lung function. Fat distribution appears more strongly related to pulmonary function parameters in men than in women. In smokers with high values for WC, WHtR and BMI, assessment of lung function is recommended. Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials NCT01194596. Registered 2 September 2010.