Energy expenditure in women and men with COPD

• Background: Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lose weight. Successful nutritional intervention is vital, thus assessment of energy requirement is required. The aim of this study was to present an improved possibility to assess energy requirement in patients with COPD. Methods: Pub Med search was conducted for all the studies reporting total energy expenditure (TEE) measured by doubly labeled water (DLW) method in patients with COPD. Four studies were identified, whereof three were conducted in Sweden. The present analysis is based on these three studies of which the data was acquired. Results: There was a large variation in resting metabolic rate (RMR) and TEE. Body mass index decreased significantly with increase in disease severity (p < .001), and correlated significantly to forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) % predicted (r = .627, p < .001). FEV1% predicted had a significant correlation with RMR/kg body weight (BW)/day (r = -.503, p = .001), RMR/kg fat-free mass (FFM)/day (r = .338, p = .031), and TEE/kg FFM/day (r = .671, p < .001). Compared to men, women had a lower RMR and TEE/kg BW/day (p < .001 respectively p = .002), and higher RMR and TEE/kg FFM/day (p = .080 respectively p = .005). The correlates of: RMR/kg BW were gender and FEV1% predicted; of TEE/kg BW the correlates were age and gender, and of TEE/kg FFM the correlates were age and FEV1% predicted. Conclusion: In this study, we have presented a possibility to assess energy requirement per kg BW/day and per kg FFM/day in patients with COPD in clinical settings. However, gender, age, and disease severity must be considered. (C) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Näringslära (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nutrition and Dietetics (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Lungmedicin och allergi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Respiratory Medicine and Allergy (hsv//eng)

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Energy expenditure in COPD

Doubly labeled water and COPD

FEV1 and energy expenditure

obstructive pulmonary-disease

labeled water method

body-mass index

physical-activity

requirements

population

mortality

equations

Nutrition & Dietetics

Energy expenditure in COPD

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