Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and body mass index in five Latin America cities: The PLATINO study

Summary Background The body mass index (BMI) is a prognostic factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Despite its importance, little information is available regarding BMI alteration in COPD from a population-based study. We examined characteristics by BMI categories in the total and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respiratory medicine 2008-05, Vol.102 (5), p.642-650
Hauptverfasser:	Montes de Oca, Maria, Tálamo, Carlos, Perez-Padilla, Rogelio, Jardim, José Roberto B, Muiño, Adriana, Lopez, Maria Victorina, Valdivia, Gonzalo, Pertuzé, Julio, Moreno, Dolores, Halbert, Ronald J, Menezes, Ana Maria B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aging Airway management Biological and medical sciences Body Mass Index Case-Control Studies Chi-Square Distribution Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cities Disease Dyspnea Education Educational Status Epidemiology Ethnicity Female Heart attacks Humans Latin America Lung function Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mortality Nutritional status Pneumology Prevalence Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology Pulmonary/Respiratory Regression Analysis Respiratory Sounds Risk Smoking Standard deviation Studies
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