Levels of physical activity and predictors of mortality in COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the Body mass index, airway Obstruction, Dyspnea, and E xercise capacity (BODE) index scores and its individual components between COPD patients with and without severe physical inactivity, as well as to correlate the number of steps/day with scores of physical activity questionnaires, age, and the BODE index (including its components).

Methods

We included 30 patients, who were evaluated for body composition, pulmonary function (FEV1), perception of dyspnea (modified Medical Research Council scale), and exercise capacity (six-minute walk distance [6MWD]). The patients also completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), short version, and the modified Baecke questionnaire (mBQ). The level of physical activity was assessed by the numbe

SUBMITTER: Nyssen SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4075906 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature