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Physical activity is the strongest predictor of all-cause mortality in patients with COPD: a prospective cohort study.

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In this paper, the authors determined the prognostic value of objectively measured physical activity in comparison with established predictors of mortality and evaluated the prognosis value of noninvasive assessments of cardiovascular status, biomarkers of systemic inflammation, and adipokines.
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This article is published in Chest.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 733 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Prospective cohort study & Cohort.

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Distinct contributions of muscle mass and strength stratified by nutritional status to physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

TL;DR: In this article , the relationship between physical activity, exercise capacity, skeletal muscle mass, and strength was examined according to the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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The Relationship between Physical Activity, Depression and Anxiety in People with COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.

TL;DR: In this article , a systematic search of physical activity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was conducted from inception to February 2022 across 8 databases and the results showed that self-reported physical activity had a small negative relationship with anxiety (weighted r = -0.09, 95% CI [-0.15, -0.21, −0.10], which was not moderated by physical activity measurement type.
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The Body-Mass Index, Airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise Capacity Index in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

TL;DR: The BODE index, a simple multidimensional grading system, is better than the FEV1 at predicting the risk of death from any cause and from respiratory causes among patients with COPD.
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TL;DR: The reduction in death from all causes among patients with COPD in the combination-therapy group did not reach the predetermined level of statistical significance, and there were significant benefits in all other outcomes among these patients.
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