Decreased Risk of COPD Exacerbations in Obese Patients.

In conclusion, this study shows a 'dose dependent' reduced exacerbation frequency and an increased time to readmission in obese patients admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of COPD. PMID: 32752892 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: COPD Source Type: research