RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Do physically active and not physically active adult subjects with bronchiectasis have different clinical and functional characteristics? JF European Respiratory Journal JO Eur Respir J FD European Respiratory Society SP P3699 VO 42 IS Suppl 57 A1 Rodrigo Athanazio A1 Samia Zahi Rached A1 Anderson Alves de Camargo A1 Tatiane Soares Amaral A1 Fernanda de Cordoba Lanza A1 Luciana Malosa Sampaio A1 Alberto Cukier A1 Regina Carvalho-Pinto A1 Celso Ricardo Fernandes Carvalho A1 Rafael Stelmach A1 Simone Dal Corso YR 2013 UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P3699.abstract AB Introduction: There is growing interest in assessing physical activity in daily life (PADL) in chronic lung diseases. However, PADL has never been studied in adult subjects with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (nCF-BCt).Aim: To compare the functional and clinical characteristics between physically active (PA, ≥ 7,500 steps/day) and not physically active (nPA, < 7,500 steps/day) subjects with nCF-BCt.Methods: Eighty subjects (50 women) were evaluated. PADL was assessed according to number of steps taken, calculated over three consecutive days (Yamax, PW-610 model, Tokyo, Japan). The subjects underwent spirometry, an incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), bioelectrical impedance (fat-free mass index, FFMi), and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Dyspnea was determined using the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).Results are shown in Table 1.View this table:Table 1: Comparison between the PA and nPA characteristicsConclusion: nPA subjects with nCF-BCt have higher dyspnea levels and worse pulmonary function, functional capacity, and HRQoL than PA subjects do.