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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 Alwafi
Published 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.
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