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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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Relationship between airway obstruction and incidence of metabolic syndrome in Korea: a community-based cohort study

TL;DR: In men subjects, the risk for MetS was higher in subjects with airflow obstruction than in subjects without obstruction, after adjusting for age, body mass index, and smoking status.
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Treatment of COPD and the TOnado trial: a tempest in a teapot?

TL;DR: Despite encouraging results for LABA/LAMA combination therapy in mild COPD, can the additional costs of additional therapy be justified?
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Applying the pragmatic-explanatory continuum indicator summary to the implementation of a physical activity coaching trial in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

TL;DR: The aim of the trial was to determine the effectiveness of a 12-month PA coaching intervention (Walk On!) compared to standard care for 2,707 patients at high risk for COPD exacerbations from a large integrated health care system.
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Efficacy of Unsupervised Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed a study to assess whether unsupervised home-based purpose pulmonary rehabilitation (HBPR) is effective for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Lung volumes and forced ventilatory flows

TL;DR: Assessing the total lung capacity is indispensable in establishing a restrictive ventilatory defect or in diagnosing abnormal lung distensibility, as may occur in patients …
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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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Salmeterol and fluticasone propionate and survival in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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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