Somatotypes trajectories during adulthood and their association with COPD phenotypes.
Miguel J DivoMarta Marin OtoCiro Casanova MacarioCarlos Cabrera LopezJuan P de-TorresJose Maria Marin TrigoCraig P HershAna Ezponda CasajúsCherie MaguireVictor M Pinto-PlataFrancesca PolverinoJames C RossDawn DeMeoGorka BastarrikaEdwin K SilvermanBartolome R CelliPublished in: ERJ open research (2020)
COPD patients have distinct somatotype trajectories throughout adulthood. Those with the MOLT phenotype maintain a lean trajectory throughout life. Smoking subjects with this lean phenotype in early adulthood deserve particular attention as they seem to develop more severe COPD.