Body mass, fat-free body mass, and prognosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from a random population sample: findings from the Copenhagen City Heart Study
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Low body mass index (BMI) is a marker of poor prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the general population, the harmful effect of low BMI is due to the deleterious effects of a low fat-free mass index (FFMI; fat-free mass/weight(2)).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine |
| Volume | 173 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 79-83 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 1073-449X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
- Adiposity, Aged, Body Mass Index, Body Weight, Cohort Studies, Denmark, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
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