Skeletal Muscle Mass and Visceral Fat are Independently Associated with Poorly Controlled Asthma in Children with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The obese-asthma group had lower skeletal muscle mass/weight than the simple-obesity group (30.17% vs 31.51%, P<0.001); visceral fat area did not differ significantly (P=0.051).

Among children with obese-asthma, the poorly controlled group showed lower skeletal muscle mass/weight (P=0.002) and higher visceral fat area (P=0.011).

The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.807 (95% CI 0.709-0.905; sensitivity 76.9%, specificity 75.8%; mean absolute error 0.027).