Table 3– Differences of body mass index (BMI) and Mini Nutritional Assessment® (MNA) total score by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage
GOLD IGOLD IIGOLD IIIGOLD IVANOVA p-value
BMI kg·m−227.8±0.7*28.1±0.4*26.4±0.424.9±0.6<0.001
MNA total score25.1±0.7*23.7±0.323.0±0.522.3±0.60.020
Age yrs75.9±6.874.8±6.175.4±5.573.8±5.10.231

  • Data are presented as mean±sem, unless otherwise stated. *: p<0.05 in post hoc test.