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. 2019 Nov 25;5(4):00241-2019.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00241-2019. eCollection 2019 Oct.

The obesity paradox in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the Scottish perspective

Luke Lawson McLean  1 , Katherine Pellino  2 , Melanie Brewis  2 , Andrew Peacock  2 , Martin Johnson  2 , Alistair Colin Church  1   2
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The obesity paradox in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the Scottish perspective

Luke Lawson McLean et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

Analysis of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients in Scotland across 20 years supports a recent French study suggesting there is no protective effect from obesity for this disease, in contrast to emerging evidence from the USA and China http://bit.ly/34WCZ7W.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: L.L. McLean reports that he received a Summer Studentship Award 2016 from the British Lung Foundation during the conduct of the study. Conflict of interest: K. Pellino has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Brewis has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A. Peacock has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Johnson has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A.C. Church has nothing to disclose.

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Kaplan–Meier survival analysis comparing the obese and nonobese groups. p=0.358 (log rank).
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