Are measures of perception of bronchoconstriction and clinical and functional data interrelated in asthma?
Irrespective of the scale employed, our data indicate the need for directly assessing PB rather than deriving it from clinical and functional data and level of BHR.
Modest weight loss, of 5% body weight, with conventional dietary intervention reduces two established risk factors for ischaemic heart disease (factor VII activity and RCA) which are generally elevated in those with increased body weight.