Mechanisms of weight loss in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The COPD patient population is susceptible to the onset of weight loss. The presence of this feature carries significant negative prognostic implications. Whether weight loss contributes to or is simply a marker of disease severity remains to be determined. Weight loss appears to result from an imbalance of metabolic demand and supply. The factors which produce this imbalance require further investigation.
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
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D002149:Energy Intake; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000378:metabolism*; D015431:Weight Loss