“…This suggests that obesity is strongly represented in severe asthma, regardless of the putative underlying pathobiology. Increased body fat leads to systemic inflammation and increased levels of adiponectin and leptin [124,126,127], which may skew towards a T2-low response [128,129], although T2-skewed inflammation is commonly still seen in obese asthma patients. Indeed, a recent analysis of the German Asthma Net registry suggested that among individuals with severe asthma, obesity was associated with higher symptom burden and significant differences in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), anxiety and lung volumes, but not in T2 markers of disease (peripheral eosinophils, exhaled nitic oxide or IgE levels) [130].…”