Open Access<p>Serum β2-Microglobulin is Associated with Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Exacerbated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p>
Author(s) -
Wenping Mao,
Jing Wang,
Zhang Li-ming,
Ying Wang,
Wenjun Wang,
Na Zeng,
Jun Zhang,
Qian Li,
Fengwei Jiao,
Jie Li,
Na Cui,
Shuhua Mi,
Yi Xue,
Zhaomei Wang,
Sun Ying,
Kewu Huang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s243905
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , hazard ratio , eosinopenia , gastroenterology , respiratory failure , heart failure , proportional hazards model , respiratory system , beta 2 microglobulin , confidence interval
We hypothesized that increased level of serum β2-microglobulin (β2M) is an independent factor associated with higher mortality in hospitalized patients with exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).