scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Pulmonary and Nutritional Status in Children and Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis, in Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237437352110082
Author(s):  
Ioanna Loukou ◽  
Maria Moustaki ◽  
Argyri Petrocheilou ◽  
Ioanna Zarkada ◽  
Konstantinos Douros
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Somatic Growth ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Children And Young Adults

During the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Greece adopted strict lockdown measures. We aimed to investigate the effects of lockdown and the resultant changes in the standard of care, on the lung function and somatic growth of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. We analyzed data on body mass index and lung function of 103 CF patients 5.0- to 23.0-years-old before and after the lockdown period. Body mass index did not change significantly, but there was a significant improvement in lung function after the end of the lockdown period.

Mechanical effects of obesity on airway responsiveness in otherwise healthy humans

2009 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Torchio ◽  
Alessandro Gobbi ◽  
Carlo Gulotta ◽  
Raffaele Dellacà ◽  
Marco Tinivella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Airway Hyperresponsiveness ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Rest Period ◽  
Healthy Humans ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Maximum Expiratory Flow ◽  
Residual Capacity

We investigated whether obesity is associated with airway hyperresponsiveness in otherwise healthy humans and, if so, whether this correlates with a restrictive lung function pattern or a decreased number of sighs at rest and/or during walking. Lung function was studied before and after inhaling methacholine (MCh) in 41 healthy subjects with body mass index ranging from 20 to 56. Breathing pattern was assessed during a 60-min rest period and a 30-min walk. The dose of MCh that produced a 50% decrease in the maximum expiratory flow measured in a body plethysmograph (PD50MCh) was inversely correlated with body mass index ( r2 = 0.32, P < 0.001) and waist circumference ( r2 = 0.25, P < 0.001). Significant correlations with body mass index were also found with the maximum changes in respiratory resistance ( r2 = 0.19, P < 0.001) and reactance ( r2 = 0.40, P < 0.001) measured at 5 Hz. PD50MCh was also positively correlated with functional residual capacity ( r2 = 0.56, P < 0.001) and total lung capacity ( r2 = 0.59, P < 0.001) in men, but not in women. Neither PD50MCh nor body mass index correlated with number of sighs, average tidal volume, ventilation, or breathing frequency. In this study, airway hyperresponsiveness was significantly associated with obesity in otherwise healthy subjects. In obese men, but not in women, airway hyperresponsiveness was associated with the decreases in lung volumes.

The Association of Grip Strength, Body Mass Index, and Lung Function in Youth with Cystic Fibrosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1110-1118
Author(s):  
Sandra F. Bouma ◽  
Courtney Iwanicki ◽  
Harlan McCaffery ◽  
Samya Z. Nasr
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Grip Strength ◽  
Body Mass

Alterations in height, weight, and body mass index of newborns, children, and young adults in eastern Germany after German reunification

2003 ◽  
Vol 142 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volker Hesse ◽  
Manfred Voigt ◽  
Anneliese Sälzler ◽  
Sylvia Steinberg ◽  
Klaus Friese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
German Reunification ◽  
Eastern Germany ◽  
Children And Young Adults

Association of the relative change in weight and body mass index with lung function in teenagers and adults with cystic fibrosis: Influence of gender and diabetes

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 422-429
Author(s):  
Marta Cano Megías ◽  
Pablo Guisado Vasco ◽  
Olga González Albarrán ◽  
Adelaida Lamas Ferreiro ◽  
Luis Máiz Carro
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Relative Change

Nutritional status, especially body mass index, from birth to adulthood and lung function in young adulthood

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ubilla ◽  
P. Bustos ◽  
H. Amigo ◽  
M. Oyarzun ◽  
R. J. Rona
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Young Adulthood
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