Univariate analysis exploring the independent association of the studied variables with EAT volume in patients with COPD and in smokers.

BMI = Body Mass Index; FEV1% = Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second percent; 6 MWD = Six Minutes Walk distance; MMRC = Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale; BODE = Body Mass Index, Obstruction, Dyspnea, Exercise; HTN = Hypertension; LDL-C = Low Density Protein Cholesterol; HDL-C = High Density Protein Cholesterol; DM = Diabetes Mellitus; HbA1c = glycosylated haemoglobin.