• J Bras Pneumol · Jul 2010

    Does the BODE index correlate with quality of life in patients with COPD?

    • Zênia Trindade de Souto Araujo and Gardenia Holanda.
    • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil. zeniatsa@uol.com.br
    • J Bras Pneumol. 2010 Jul 1;36(4):447-52.

    ObjectiveTo determine whether the Body mass index, airway Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise capacity (BODE) index correlates with health-related quality of life in patients with COPD.MethodsWe evaluated 42 patients with COPD, quantifying the following: lung function parameters; anthropometric variables; exercise capacity, with the six-minute walk test; dyspnea, with the modified Medical Research Council (MRC) scale; the BODE index; and quality of life, with the modified Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (mSGRQ). Patients were divided into two groups by disease severity: FEV1 >or= 50% and FEV1 < 50%.ResultsThe mean BODE index was 2.58 ± 1.17 and 4.15 ± 1.81, respectively, for the FEV1 >or= 50% and FEV1 < 50% groups. There was a significant difference between the groups in terms of FEV1 and the FEV1/FVC ratio. There were moderate to significant correlations between the BODE index scores and all of the mSGRQ domains in the group of patients with FEV1 <50%.ConclusionsThe BODE index score correlated with the scores of all of the mSGRQ domains in COPD patients with FEV1 < 50%. Therefore, COPD patients with FEV1 < 50% die sooner and have a poorer quality of life.

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