Association of body mass index and COPD exacerbation among patients with chronic bronchitis

Association of body mass index and COPD exacerbation among patients with chronic bronchitis

Background and objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with a body mass index (BMI) < 25 kg/m2 are prone to develop adverse event of pharmacological treatment for frequent exacerbation. As chronic bronchitis (CB) is one of the strong risk factors of exacerbation, we inves...

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Main Authors: Hwang, Y.I (Author), Kim, D.K (Author), Kim, T.-H (Author), Kim, V. (Author), Kim, W.J (Author), Kwon, S.O (Author), Park, H.Y (Author), Shin, S.H (Author), Silverman, E.K (Author), Yoo, K.H (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2022
Subjects:
aged
Aged
body mass
Body mass index
Body Mass Index
Bronchitis, Chronic
chronic bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis
chronic obstructive lung disease
clinical trial
comorbidity
Comorbidity
COPD
disease exacerbation
Disease Progression
Exacerbation
female
Female
follow up
Follow-Up Studies
human
Humans
incidence
Incidence
male
Male
multicenter study
pathophysiology
procedures
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
questionnaire
Republic of Korea
Retrospective Studies
retrospective study
risk assessment
Risk Assessment
risk factor
Risk Factors
severity of illness index
Severity of Illness Index
South Korea
Surveys and Questionnaires
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