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Paradoxical association between body mass index and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japan

Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Wakae Hasegawa, Hideo Yasunaga, Mitsuhiro Sunohara, Taisuke Jo, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Kazutaka Takami, Takahide Nagase

International Journal of COPD · 2014 · 99 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

Overweight and obese patients had a lower mortality than low-normal weight patients, which supports the obesity paradox.

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