Sarcopenia, systemic immune-inflammation index and all-cause mortality in middle-aged and older people with COPD and asthma: a population-based study.
Elizabeth BenzSara Renata Alex WijnantKaterina TrajanoskaJohnmary T ArinzeEmmely W de RoosMaria A J de RidderRoss D WilliamsFrank J A van RooijKatia M C VerhammeM Arfan IkramBruno H Ch StrickerFernando RivadeneiraLies LahousseGuy G O BrussellePublished in: ERJ open research (2022)
Middle-aged and older people with COPD, higher SII levels or sarcopenia had an independently increased mortality risk. Our study suggests prognostic usefulness of routinely evaluating sarcopenia and SII in older people with COPD or asthma.