Open AccessAnnual Body Weight Change and Prognosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Yuki Abe,
Masaru Suzuki,
Hiroshi Shima,
Yusuke Shiraishi,
Naoya Tanabe,
Susumu Satô,
Kaoruko Shimizu,
Hirokazu Kimura,
Hironi Makita,
Toyohiro Hirai,
Satoshi Konno,
Masaharu Nishimura
Publication year - 2021
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.s338908
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , weight change , body mass index , cohort , weight loss , quartile , cohort study , obesity , confidence interval
Low body mass index (BMI) has been reported to be associated with poor prognosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In contrast, a detailed analysis of the association between body weight change over time and prognosis is not sufficient, particularly in Japanese patients with COPD who have been reported to be much thinner compared to Westerners. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between annual body weight change and long-term prognosis in Japanese patients with COPD in two independent cohorts.