Prognosis and longitudinal changes of physical activity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Thomas BahmerAnne-Marie KirstenBenjamin WaschkiKlaus F RabeHelgo MagnussenDetlef KirstenMarco GrammSimone HummlerEva BrunnemerMichael KreuterHenrik WatzPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2017)
While PA predicts mortality of IPF patients similar to established functional measures, longitudinal decline of PA seems to be disproportionally large. Our data suggest that the clinical impact of disease progression could be underestimated by established functional measures.
Keyphrases
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- interstitial lung disease
- chronic kidney disease
- body mass index
- cardiovascular events
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- rheumatoid arthritis
- electronic health record
- coronary artery disease
- big data
- machine learning
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported