Impact of obesity on the clinical profile of a population-based sample with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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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Main Authors: Francisco García-Rio, Joan B Soriano, Marc Miravitlles, Luis Muñoz, Enric Duran-Tauleria, Guadalupe Sánchez, Victor Sobradillo, Julio Ancochea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25153331/pdf/?tool=EBI

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