It’s more than low BMI: prevalence of cachexia and associated mortality in COPD

It’s more than low BMI: prevalence of cachexia and associated mortality in COPD

Abstract Background Cachexia is associated with increased mortality risk among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. However, low body mass index (BMI) as opposed to cachexia is often used, particularly when calculating the BODE (BMI, Obstruction, Dyspnea and Exercise) index. For th...

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Main Authors: Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Erica Rutten, Richard Casaburi, Stephen I. Rennard, David A. Lomas, Marcas Bamman, Bartolome Celli, Alvar Agusti, Ruth Tal-Singer, Craig P. Hersh, Mark Dransfield, Edwin K. Silverman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
COPD
Cachexia
BODE
Weight loss
BMI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1073-3

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