Impact of obesity on the clinical profile of a population-based sample with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
<h4>Aims</h4>To characterize the distribution of BMI in a population-based sample of COPD patients and to evaluate the impact of obesity on their health status, exercise tolerance, systemic inflammation and comorbidity.<h4>Methods</h4>A population-based sample of 3,797 subjec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25153331/pdf/?tool=EBI |