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-6
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