Obesity Prevalence and Association with Spirometry Profiles, ICU Admission, and Comorbidities Among Patients with COPD: Retrospective Study in Two Tertiary Centres in Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah A AlqarniOmaima I BadrAbdulelah Mastour AldhahirJaber Saud AlqahtaniRayan A SirajAbdallah Y NaserAbdulrhman S AlghamdiMansour S MajrshiSaeed M AlghamdiMohammed M AlyamiSara A AlghamdiHassan AlwafiPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2024)
Our findings imply that obesity in COPD is prevalent and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes including a greater number of comorbidities and higher rates of hospitalization and admission to ICUs although no associations were found between body weight and spirometry parameters. Further studies are needed to assess whether implementing and optimising obesity screening and management at an early stage in COPD can prevent further deterioration.
Keyphrases
- lung function
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- body weight
- weight loss
- early stage
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- emergency department
- cystic fibrosis
- air pollution
- intensive care unit
- risk factors
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- squamous cell carcinoma
- mechanical ventilation
- radiation therapy
- body mass index
- adverse drug
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome