Table 1.
Demographic and anthropomorphic characteristics of the study population.
Table 2.
Spirometry results.
Figure 1.
Exercise physiology of O2 Uptake.
Panel A: Maximum VO2 (VO2-Peak/ABW) normalized with actual individual weight in kg. Panel B: Maximum VO2 (VO2-Peak/IBW) normalized with individual ideal body weight in kg. CTL = healthy normal weight subjects. OB-CTL = obese subjects without a diagnosis of asthma. OB-Asthma = obese subjects with a diagnosis of asthma. N = 10 in each group. n.s. indicates p value not significant. † unadjusted p value significant, ‡ Bonferroni adjusted p value assuming 3 hypothesis tests significant.
Table 3.
Comparison of cardiopulmonary stress test (CPT) results.
Figure 2.
Panel A: VE = maximum minute ventilation achieved and measured by continuous spirometry circuit during the exercise. Panel B: Pulmonary Reserve = percentage of unused MVV at the peak of exercise by a formula [%PR = (1−VE-Peak/MVV)×100]. CTL = healthy normal weight subjects. OB-CTL = obese subjects without a diagnosis of asthma. OB-Asthma = obese subjects with a diagnosis of asthma. N = 10 in each group. n.s. indicates p value not significant. † unadjusted p value significant, ‡ Bonferroni adjusted p value assuming 3 hypothesis tests significant.
Figure 3.
Changes in the FEV1 from pre to post CPET.
Percentage changes in FEV1 before and immediately after administering CPET. Thick dotted line = twelve percent reduction in FEV1. N = 10 in each group. CTL = healthy normal weight subjects. OB-CTL = obese subjects without a diagnosis of asthma. OB-Asthma = obese subjects with a diagnosis of asthma. n.s. indicates p value not significant.
Table 4.
Comparison of VE, %PR, eNO, and IgE results.