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ArticleThe open respiratory medicine journal2024

Malnutrition and Obesity in Patients with COPD Exacerbation, Insights from the National Inpatient Sample.

Mohamad El Labban, Roba El-Zibaoui, Syed Muhammad Usama, Fayreal Niaz, Abbe Cohen, Peter Krastev, Syed Khan, Salim Surani

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Mohamad El LabbanDepartment of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA.
Roba El-ZibaouiSchool of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Syed Muhammad UsamaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nazareth Hospital-Trinity Health Mid Atlantic, PA, USA.
Fayreal NiazSchool of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.
Abbe CohenSchool of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.
Peter KrastevSchool of Medicine, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Syed KhanDepartment of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA.
Salim SuraniDepartment of Medicine & Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.

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Abstract

Background: The obesity paradox suggests that obese patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation (COPDE) may have better outcomes. COPD patients are at a higher risk of becoming malnourished, which has been linked to poor outcomes. Objective: This paper aims to study the impact of malnutrition in patients with and without obesity hospitalized with COPDE. Methods: Our retrospective study analyzed data from the National Inpatient Sample dataset between 2017 and 2020 to observe patients who were hospitalized with COPDE. The patients were divided into two groups: with and without malnutrition. The outcomes included all-cause mortality, invasive mechanical ventilation, length of stay, and total charge. We adjusted for confounders using multivariate regression model analysis. Results: The study involved 392,920 patients with COPDE, out of which 5720 (1.45%) were diagnosed with malnutrition. Most of the patients in both groups were female, white, and under Medicare coverage. The mean age was higher in patients with malnutrition (67.6 Conclusion: Malnutrition was identified as an independent risk factor associated with worse outcomes in obese patients admitted with COPD exacerbation.

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COPDCOPD exacerbationMalnutritionMechanical ventilationNationwide studyObesitySarcopenic obesity

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