title: [Non-cystic bronchiectasis: pathogenic correlations between the parameters of body composition, systemic inflammation and respiratory function].
abstract: The causes of bronchiectasis may be idiopathic or secondary to pulmonary diseases. The consequences determined by this pathology are found on different levels.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the relationships between the parameters of body mass composition, chronic systemic inflammatory syndrome and lung function inpatients with bronchiectasis.
  
  
  METHODS
  35 patients with bronchiectasis diagnosed through HRCT (High Resolution Computer Tomography) and 35 patients with COPD were enrolled in the study. The protocol included the testing of all subjects, not in an acute period, to determine body mass composition, lung function and systemic inflammation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Modified parameters of body mass composition significantly correlated with those determined by the presence of inflammatory syndrome and alteration of lung function mainly for patients with bronchiectasis compared with patients with COPD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is an important relationship between the parameters that were studied and this call for an individualized and targeted treatment that will lead to significant improvement of the general status of patients with bronchiectasis.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Grigao T. Popa" Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicina Generală, Disciplina de Pneumologie. adinagheorghita@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Adina M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Turcanu
authors.forename: Traian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mihăescu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein