Efficacy of interventions to alter measures of fat-free mass in people with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alex Robert JenkinsKaveh Gaynor-SodeifiHayley LewthwaiteJaycie TriandafilouLetícia F BeloMayron Faria de OliveiraDennis Jensen

Published in: ERJ open research (2023)

Exercise training and nutritional supplementation were not effective in isolation to increase FFM, but were for localised muscle and index measures, respectively. Combined, exercise and nutritional supplementation shows promise as a strategy to increase FFM in COPD. Anabolic steroids are efficacious for increasing FFM in COPD.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
skeletal muscle
physical activity
adipose tissue
high intensity
cystic fibrosis
fatty acid
machine learning
big data
body composition