Telomere length in COPD: Relationships with physical activity, exercise capacity, and acute exacerbations.
Emily S WanRebekah L GoldsteinVincent S FanHuong Q NguyenJaime E HartEric GarshickEsther H OrrImmaculata DeVivoMarilyn L MoyPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Among COPD patients, increased LTL is associated with higher exercise capacity, but not physical activity. Shorter LTL was associated with AEs in a subgroup of cohorts.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- high intensity
- lung function
- ejection fraction
- body mass index
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- liver failure
- cystic fibrosis
- randomized controlled trial
- sleep quality
- clinical trial
- hepatitis b virus
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- study protocol
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- double blind