EVALUATION OF RESPIRATORY FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA AND OBESITY
A study of the function of external respiration in 118 children aged 7 to 17 years with bronchial asthma in remission of the disease with a mild and moderate course of the disease was conducted. The first group consisted of children with obesity, the second group-children with normal weight. It was shown that children with bronchial asthma and obesity showed a significant decrease in the Tiffno index. In obese patients with a moderate course of the disease, the indicators of forced exhalation volume per 1 second, the Tiffno index and the Gensler index are significantly lower compared to those of children with normal weight. Indicators of external respiration function in children with mild bronchial asthma in both groups did not differ significantly. Thus, obesity in children with bronchial asthma affects the function of external respiration, and more pronounced changes were found in children with moderate bronchial asthma and obesity.