Low dietary quality in patients with COPD and the association with disease severity: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Dietary nutrition plays an essential role in the progression of chronic obstruc-tive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study aimed to use Chinese Healthy Eating Index (CHEI) to evaluate dietary quality in COPD patients and investigate the relationship between dietary quality and COPD disease severity.

Methods and study design

A total of 525 COPD inpatients were collected from December 1st, 2022, to December 1st, 2023. The dietary intake was collected through food frequency questionnaires (FFQ), and diet quality was assessed by the CHEI. Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale (mMRC), the COPD assessment test (CAT), and Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage were used to assess disease severity. Multivariable logistic regres

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12490952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature