Dynamics of body composition in male patients during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) development.
CONCLUSIONS: Body mass index (BMI) was within the control range in mild-moderate COPD patients in spite of LM, FM and BMC changes. The level of LM and BMC was decreased during COPD progression, while FM was increased in mild-moderate COPD and then it was decreased in severe COPD.
PMID: 26559794 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Makarevich AE, Lemiasheuskaya S Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research