PTGS2 and asthma: A wide range of clinical factors predisposes asthma risk in females during adulthood, such as higher estrogen levels, single nucleotide polymorphisms in the cyclooxygenase-2 gene, socioeconomic factors, and differential access to resources such as poor nutrition and air quality [13]. In our observation, the majority of asthmatic patients are obese, which constitutes 48.3%.