Predictors of longitudinal changes in body weight, muscle and fat in patients with and ever-smokers at risk of COPD.

Akio Yamazaki Daisuke Kinose Satoru KawashimaYoko TsunodaYumiko MatsuoYasuki UchidaHiroaki NakagawaMasafumi YamaguchiEmiko OgawaYasutaka Nakano

Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2023)

Severe airflow limitation predicted future muscle wasting in patients with COPD and ever-smokers at risk of COPD. Airflow limitation with a PEF slightly below 90% of the predicted value may require intervention to prevent future muscle loss.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
body weight
lung function
skeletal muscle
smoking cessation
current status
randomized controlled trial
adipose tissue
early onset
cystic fibrosis
cross sectional
air pollution