Challenging the obesity paradox: extreme obesity and COPD mortality in the SUMMIT trial

Challenging the obesity paradox: extreme obesity and COPD mortality in the SUMMIT trial

Populations with COPD demonstrate higher survival in overweight and obese compared with normal weight; the “obesity paradox”. Relationships in less-severe COPD are unclear, as is the impact of cardiovascular risk, and few studies include individuals at extremes of obesity.  We examined the relations...

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Main Authors: Emily P. Brigham, Julie A. Anderson, Robert D. Brook, Peter M.A. Calverley, Bartolome R. Celli, Nicholas J. Cowans, Courtney Crim, James E. Diserens, Fernando J. Martinez, Meredith C. McCormack, David E. Newby, Julie Yates, Jorgen Vestbo, Tianshi David Wu, Robert A. Wise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2021-07-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/3/00902-2020.full

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