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| Title |
Obesity and risk of respiratory tract infections: results of an infection-diary based cohort study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-018-5172-8 |
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| Authors |
Livia Maccioni, Susanne Weber, Magdeldin Elgizouli, Anne-Sophie Stoehlker, Ilona Geist, Hans-Hartmut Peter, Werner Vach, Alexandra Nieters |
| Abstract |
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a major morbidity factor contributing largely to health care costs and individual quality of life. The aim of the study was to test whether obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) is one of the risk factors underlying frequent RTIs in the German adult population. We recruited 1455 individuals between 18 to 70 years from a cross-sectional survey on airway infections in Germany and invited them to self-report in diaries incident RTIs experienced during three consecutive winter/spring seasons. RTIs reported in these 18 months and summary measures adding-up individual RTIs were the outcomes of interest. Compared to individuals with normal weight, obese individuals reported a consistently higher frequency of upper and lower RTIs and predominantly fell in the upper 10% group of a diary sumscore adding-up 10 different RTI symptoms over time. Obesity was associated both with lower RTIs (adjustedOR = 2.02, 95%CI = 1.36-3.00) and upper RTIs (adjustedOR = 1.55, 95%CI = 1.22-1.96). Adjusting for demographic and lifestyle variables did only marginally affect ORs. Stratified analyses suggested a stronger association for women and effect modifications by sports activity and dietary habits. We confirm the association of obesity with infection burden and present evidence for putative interaction with sports activity and dietary patterns. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 11% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 1 | 11% |
| Chile | 1 | 11% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 104 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 104 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 7% |
| Researcher | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 19% |
| Unknown | 30 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 4% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 16% |
| Unknown | 31 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 May 2023.
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#1,653,535
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#1,835
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#36,029
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#57
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