Metabolic syndrome in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Introduction. The metabolic syndrome (MS) affects 21–53% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a higher prevalence in the early stages of COPD, with results being highly variable between studies. MS may also affect natural course of COPD—number of exacerbations, quality...

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Main Authors: Evgeni Mekov, Yanina Slavova, Adelina Tsakova, Marianka Genova, Dimitar Kostadinov, Delcho Minchev, Dora Marinova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1068.pdf