Are maximum respiratory pressures predictors of sarcopenia in the elderly?
Rhaine Borges Santos PedreiraMarcos Henrique FernandesThaís Alves BritoPaloma Andrade PinheiroRaildo da Silva CoqueiroJosé Ailton Oliveira CarneiroPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2022)
Sarcopenia was associated with lower maximum respiratory pressures, but not with spirometric parameters. Maximum respiratory pressures can be used as markers of sarcopenia in a community-dwelling elderly population regardless of the sex.