Patients that use noncigarette tobacco products may have elevated subclinical markers related to inflammation, thrombosis, and atherosclerosis.

The link between asthma and type 2 diabetes is not only due to BMI; shared environmental and genetic risk factors may also play a role.

Asthma incidence in adults is positively associated with lipid accumulation product (LAP) levels, according to study findings published in Respiratory Medicine.