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Ageing and COPD affect different domains of nutritional status: the ECCE study
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Battaglia S., Spatafora M., Paglino G., Pedone C., Corsonello A., Scichilone N., Antonelli-Incalzi R., Bellia V.
Eur Respir J 2011; 37: 1340-1345		Full textPDF-fileAbstract

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ageing may contribute to malnutrition. We aimed to explore whether COPD and ageing determine malnutrition in different manners.460 stable COPD outpatients (376 males and 84 females) from the Extrapulmonary Consequences of COPD in the Elderly (ECCE) study database were investigated (age 75.0±5.9 yrs; forced expiratory volume in 1 s 54.7±18.3% predicted). Nutritional status was evaluated using the Mini Nutritional Assessment® (MNA) questionnaire. Fr... [View all]
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