Different Clusters in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Two-Center Study in Brazil.
José William ZucchiEstefânia Aparecida Thomé FrancoThomas SchreckMaria Helena Castro E SilvaSandro Rogerio Dos Santos MiglioriniThaís GarciaGustavo Augusto Ferreira MotaBruna Evelyn Bueno de MoraisLuiz Henrique Soares MachadoAna Natália Ribeiro BatistaSergio Alberto Rupp de PaivaIrma de GodoySuzana Erico TanniPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
We could identify four clinical different clusters in these COPD populations, that were related to different clinical manifestations, comorbidities, exacerbation, and mortality rate. We also identified a specific cluster with higher values of peripheral eosinophils.