Paradoxical association between body mass index and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japan

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in elderly patients are increasing worldwide. Low body mass index (BMI) is a well-known prognostic factor for COPD. However, the obesity paradox in elderly patients with COPD has not been well eluc...

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Autores principales: Yamauchi, Yasuhiro, Hasegawa, Wakae, Yasunaga, Hideo, Sunohara, Mitsuhiro, Jo, Taisuke, Takami, Kazutaka, Matsui, Hiroki, Fushimi, Kiyohide, Nagase, Takahide
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4266240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25525351
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S75175

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