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Low Body Mass Index Is Associated with Higher Odds of COPD and Lower Lung Function in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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posted on 2019-04-29, 11:52 authored by Matthew R. Grigsby, Trishul Siddharthan, Suzanne L. Pollard, Muhammad Chowdhury, Adolfo Rubinstein, J. Jaime Miranda, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Dewan Alam, Bruce Kirenga, Rupert Jones, Frederick van Gemert, William Checkley

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 between BMI with either COPD and lung function while adjusting for known risk factors. An inflection point was observed at a BMI of 19.8 kg/m2. Participants with BMI < 19.8 kg/m2 had a 2.28 greater odds (95% CI 1.83–2.86) of having COPD and had a 0.21 (0.13–0.30) lower FEV1 and 0.34 (0.27–0.41) lower FEV1/FVC z-score compared to those with BMI ≥ 19.8 kg/m2. The association with lung function remained even after excluding participants with COPD. Individuals with lower BMI were more likely to have COPD and had lower lung function compared to those in higher BMI. The association with lung function remained positive even after excluding participants with COPD, suggesting that being underweight may also play a role in having worse lung function.

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This study was sponsored and funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of the National Institute of Health in the United States, under contract no HHSN268200900033C and HHSN26820900032C. TS was supported by a National Research Service Award through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (1F32ES028577). AR was supported by the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director, Fogarty International Center and National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute through the International Clinical Research Fellows Program at Vanderbilt University (R24 TW007988) and the American Relief and Recovery Act.

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