Metabolic Syndrome in South Korean Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Focus on Gender Differences

ConclusionsAlthough MetS components were not significantly associated with COPD, the results indicate that healthcare professionals should recognize that two conditions, respiratory symptoms and MetS, may coexist in patients, females in particular, or healthy general populations encountered even if a patient has a normal BMI and does not drink or smoke at all.Graphical abstract
Source: Asian Nursing Research - Category: Nursing Source Type: research