Malnutrition in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Malnutrition in patients with COPD is associated with an impaired pulmonary status, reduced diaphragmatic mass, lower exercise capacity, and higher mortality rate when compared with adequately nourished individuals with COPD. Deterioration in patients with COPD may be the result of malnutrition. In addition, malnutrition could be a sign of other factors directly altered by the disease.
Schwartz
Denise Baird
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, 501 S. Buena Vista, Burbank, CA 91505, USA.
D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015431:Weight Loss
D011506:Proteins