Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Asthma is a multifactorial disease, resulting from the interaction of genetic, environmental, behavioral and social factors. These components can play a role in disease onset, progression and control. More specifically, one of the factors that could influence asthma control is obesity. The aim of this study was to analyze the anthropometric profile and body composition of a population with asthma.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study o...

Introduction: The influence of diet on asthma outcomes is of growing interest. The aim of our work is to assess the nutritional intake of a population of patients followed for asthma. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted over a 2-month period. It concerned all asthma patients who presented to the consultation for follow-up of their disease, having benefited from an interrogation, a somatic examination and a dietary survey.<...