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Table 2 Patient classification according to gold and bode indexes

From: Anxiety and depression in COPD patients and correlation with sputum and BAL cytologyAnsietà e depressione nei pazienti con BPCO e correlazione con la citologia dell’espettoratoe del BAL

Severity of COPD

Patient number (%)

BODE index

Stage II

30 (50%)

1 (1 to 4)

Stage III

20 (33.3%)

4 (3 to 6)

Stage IV

10 (16.7%)

7 (6 to 9)

  1. Definition of abbreviations: BODE, body mass, obstruction, dyspnea and exercise capacity; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

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