Annual Body Weight Change and Prognosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Yuki AbeMasaru SuzukiHiroshi ShimaYusuke ShiraishiNaoya Tanabe Susumu SatoKaoruko ShimizuHirokazu KimuraHironi MakitaToyohiro HiraiSatoshi KonnoMasaharu Nishimura

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)

Annual body weight loss is associated with poor prognosis in Japanese patients with COPD, independent of baseline BMI. Longitudinal assessment of body weight is important for the management of COPD.

Keyphrases

body weight
poor prognosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
weight loss
long non coding rna
lung function
bariatric surgery
body mass index
roux en y gastric bypass
weight gain
gastric bypass
cystic fibrosis
cross sectional
air pollution
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
obese patients