Oxygen desaturation during the 6-min walk test as a risk for osteoporosis in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Oxygen desaturation during the 6-min walk test as a risk for osteoporosis in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Abstract Background Osteoporosis is a common comorbidity in non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis patients. We determined whether desaturation during 6-min walk test (6MWT) can be a predictor for osteoporosis risk. Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Sixty-six non-CF bronch...

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Main Authors: Hung-Yu Huang, Te-Fang Sheng, Chang-Wei Lin, Ting-Wen Wang, Chun-Yu Lo, Fu-Tsai Chung, Lan-Yan Yang, Yu-Bin Pan, Chun-Hua Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Desaturation
Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Bone mineral density
6-min walk test
High-resolution computed tomography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0794-x

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