2014
Daily Step Count Is Associated With Plasma C-Reactive Protein and IL-6 in a US Cohort With COPD
Moy M, Teylan M, Weston N, Gagnon D, Danilack V, Garshick E. Daily Step Count Is Associated With Plasma C-Reactive Protein and IL-6 in a US Cohort With COPD. CHEST Journal 2014, 145: 542-550. PMID: 24091482, DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-1052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsC-reactive proteinPlasma C-reactive proteinDaily step countSystemic inflammationStep countPhysical activityLower plasma C-reactive proteinPg/Lower C-reactive proteinLow-grade systemic inflammationMedian daily step countIL-6 valuesStepWatch Activity MonitorCurrent statin useImportant clinical markerCross-sectional associationsAnkle-worn accelerometerAcute exacerbationStable COPDStatin useCRP levelsExercise capacityWalk testIL-6An Index of Daily Step Count and Systemic Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Moy M, Teylan M, Danilack V, Gagnon D, Garshick E. An Index of Daily Step Count and Systemic Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2014, 11: 140214070342007. PMID: 24308588, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201307-243oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseC-reactive proteinDaily step countAcute exacerbationObstructive pulmonary diseaseSystemic inflammationStep countPulmonary diseaseIL-6Physical activityPg/Predictors of AEPlasma C-reactive proteinMedian daily step countCOPD-related hospitalizationObservational cohort studyIL-6 levelsStepWatch Activity MonitorPrednisone useCohort studyClinical outcomesHospitalizationSeparate cohortClose monitoringIdentification of persons
2013
Reasons Persons with COPD Do Not Walk and Relationship with Daily Step Count
Danilack V, Weston N, Richardson C, Mori D, Moy M. Reasons Persons with COPD Do Not Walk and Relationship with Daily Step Count. COPD Journal Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2013, 11: 290-299. PMID: 24152213, DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2013.841670.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Daily step counts in a US cohort with COPD
Moy M, Danilack V, Weston N, Garshick E. Daily step counts in a US cohort with COPD. Respiratory Medicine 2012, 106: 962-969. PMID: 22521225, PMCID: PMC3575136, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research