Background: Literature focusing on nutritional variables and survival in interstitial lung
disease (ILD) is limited by its focus on weight and BMI and has not considered body …

RATIONALE: Mortality risk assessment in interstitial lung disease (ILD) is challenging. Our
objective was to determine the prognostic significance of body mass index (BMI) and …

Background Mortality risk assessment in interstitial lung disease (ILD) is challenging. Our
objective was to determine the prognostic significance of BMI and change in weight in the …

Background Malnutrition and altered body composition are well-documented in chronic
pulmonary diseases; however, investigation of nutritional status in interstitial lung disease …

Background Patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are known to have diminished
exercise ability. This study aimed to explore the relationship between nutrition status and …

Background and objective Detailed body composition, such as fat‐free mass, has not been
examined in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We investigated whether the fat‐free mass …

Obesity is a health epidemic associated with greater morbidity and mortality in the general
population. Mass loading of the thorax from obesity leads to a restrictive pulmonary defect …

Extract Abnormalities in lung mechanics (restriction) and pulmonary gas exchange
(hypoxaemia) may jointly conspire to elicit exertional dyspnoea and decrease exercise …

Objectives Little is known about the indicators to assess malnutrition in patients with
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). This study aimed to determine the following: 1) the …

Background Patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) are frequently physically
inactive and many ILD subtypes are characterized by risk factors for myopathy; however, the …