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SUBMITTER: Grigsby MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8579126 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grigsby Matthew R MR Siddharthan Trishul T Pollard Suzanne L SL Chowdhury Muhammad M Rubinstein Adolfo A Miranda J Jaime JJ Bernabe-Ortiz Antonio A Alam Dewan D Kirenga Bruce B Jones Rupert R van Gemert Frederick F Checkley William W
COPD 20190201 1
The relationship of body mass index (BMI) with lung function and COPD has been previously described in several high-income settings. However, few studies have examined this relationship in resource-limited settings where being underweight is more common. We evaluated the association between BMI and lung function outcomes across 14 diverse low- and middle-income countries. We included data from 12,396 participants aged 35-95 years and used multivariable regressions to assess the relationship betw ...[more]