Open Access<p>Effect of Body Mass Index on Lung Function in Chinese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Jing Zhu,
Zhiling Zhao,
Bin Wu,
Zhihong Shi,
Qingrong Nie,
Zhen Fu,
Zhaofu Zeng,
Weihua Hu,
Minglin Dong,
Mengqing Xiong,
Ke Hu
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.s265676
Subject(s) - medicine , lung function , body mass index , pulmonary function testing , cross sectional study , pulmonary disease , lung , obstructive lung disease , multicenter study , copd , lung disease , gastroenterology , pathology , randomized controlled trial
The aim of this study was to explain "obesity paradox" in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by evaluating the effect of body mass index (BMI) on lung function in Chinese patients with COPD.