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慢性气流限制的一部分患者似乎具有升高的休息能源支出(REE)。这已被建议是在这些患者中可能发生的体重减轻的原因。先前的研究发现,混合性病学患者的患者患者增加了雷因。我们有兴趣在更均质的群体中研究REE,具有密码纤维膜(CFA)。研究了二十名CFA患者。它们与年龄,性别,体重和高度相匹配的18个对照。通过间接量热法测量REE。通过人体测定估计无脂肪量(FFM)。患者进行了呼吸功能测试,通过St George的呼吸问卷的活动部分评估了与呼吸呼吸困难相关的残疾。CFA组中的平均ree与对照组没有不同:5.20(0.56)与5.12(0.51)KJ x H(-1)x Kgffm(-1)。 REE was elevated to greater than 110% of the value predicted by the Harris-Benedict equation in one CFA patient and in no control subjects. There was no correlation of REE with weight, pulmonary function tests, arterial oxygen saturation or activity score. The prevalence of a raised resting energy expenditure in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis patients with low transfer factor and relatively preserved vital capacity is low, and is less than that reported previously in a group of patients with interstitial lung disease of mixed aetiology.