ArticleOsong public health and research perspectives2019
Waist Circumference and Spirometric Measurements in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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- The Relationship Between Anthropometric Variables and Lung Function in a Severe Smoking Community Population With Ventilatory Dysfunction.The clinical respiratory journal · 2025Article
- Lung function parameters in overweight patients with COPD in relation to body mass index and waist circumference and impact on quality of life.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Blood Levels of Indicators of Lower Respiratory Tract Damage in Chronic Bronchitis in Patients with Abdominal Obesity.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate whether the waist circumference of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), had an impact on lung function.
methodsThere were 180 patients with COPD recruited into this prospective cross-sectional study. The age, weight, body mass index and waist circumference (WC) were measured. Spirometry parameters including forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), were measured and FEV1/FVC calculated.
resultsThe mean FEV1/FVC in both normal weight and overweight patients, did not statistically significantly correlate with WC. The COPD assessment test, positively correlated with WC (
conclusionWC was not observed to impact upon lung function in this study but it was a predictive factor for COPD severity in patients.
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