Anthropometric status of individuals with COPD in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, over time - analysis of a population-based study.

Josiane Marchioro Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti Graciane Laender Moreira Beatriz Martins Manzano Ana Maria Baptista Menezes José Rogelio Pérez-Padilla José Roberto Jardim Oliver Augusto Nascimentonull null

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)

Between the two phases of the study, the subjects with mild COPD showed increases in weight and BMI, whereas those with a more severe form of the disease showed reductions.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
body mass index
lung function
weight gain
physical activity
weight loss
early onset
air pollution