International Journal of COPD (Feb 2023)
Body Composition and COPD: A New Perspective
Abstract
Xin Wang,1,2 Qianqian Liang,1,2 Zheng Li,1– 4 Fengsen Li1– 4 1Department of Integrated Pulmonology, Fourth Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Xinjiang National Clinical Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 3Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease Research, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 4Xinjiang Clinical Medical Research Center of Respiratory Obstructive Diseases, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zheng Li; Fengsen Li, Tel +86-13999297797 ; +86-13999980996, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: The proportion of obese or overweight patients in COPD patients is increasing. Although BMI, WC and other easy to measure indicators have been proven to be related to the risk of COPD, they cannot accurately reflect the distribution and changes of body composition, ignoring the body composition (such as fat distribution, muscle content, water content, etc.), the relationship between it and disease risk may be missed. By analyzing the correlation between different body composition indexes and COPD patients, we can provide new research ideas for the prognosis judgment or intervention of COPD disease.Keywords: obesity, COPD, body composition, BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, body fat rate, visceral fat, FFMI, extracellular water, intracellular water, phase angle
