RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Association between the mini nutritional assessment and the COPD assessment test JF European Respiratory Journal JO Eur Respir J FD European Respiratory Society SP P631 VO 40 IS Suppl 56 A1 Ryuko Furutate A1 Takeo Ishii A1 Takashi Motegi A1 Kouichi Yamada A1 Kumiko Hattori A1 Yuji Kusunoki A1 Akihiko Gemma A1 Kozui Kida YR 2012 UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P631.abstract AB Background: The Mini Nutritional Assessment® (MNA) has not been studied extensively in COPD patients.Objectives: We evaluated whether COPD patients with impaired health status as determined by the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) have poor nutritional status according to the MNA.Methods: We recruited clinically stable male COPD outpatients (age, ≤65 years) for a cross-sectional study. We conducted the following examinations: pulmonary function tests, nutritional assessment using the MNA questionnaire (high scores indicate good nutritional status), the CAT, and dyspnoea evaluation. The patients were divided into 2 groups: (A) those with CAT scores ≥10 and (B) those with CAT scores <10. We also calculated 4 scores exploring the domains of the nutritional status from the MNA questionnaire: anthropometric, general, dietary, and subjective scores.Results: The study included 68 patients (mean age, 75.4 years). The total score was significantly correlated with FEV1% predicted, BMI, the modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea score, and the CAT score (Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, ρ = 0.298, p = 0.013; ρ = 0.701, p < 0.0005; ρ = −0.373, p = 0.002; and ρ = −0.363, p = 0.002; respectively). Group (A) (n = 47) had significantly lower total, general, dietary, and subjective scores than group (B) (n = 21) (p = 0.003, p = 0.029, p = 0.045, and p = 0.014, respectively, Mann-Whitney U-test).Conclusions: The nutritional status as determined by the MNA was associated with pulmonary function, dyspnoea, and the COPD-related health status. In addition, the nutritional status as determined by the MNA was significantly lower in COPD patients with CAT scores ≥10 than in those with CAT scores <10.