Physical performance, sarcopenia and respiratory function in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Age Ageing. 2012 Mar;41(2):237-41. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afr167. Epub 2011 Dec 8.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging
  • Body Composition
  • Exercise Test
  • Exercise Tolerance*
  • Female
  • Forced Expiratory Volume
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Linear Models
  • Lung / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology*
  • Respiratory Muscles / physiopathology*
  • Sarcopenia / diagnosis
  • Sarcopenia / physiopathology*
  • Spirometry
  • Walking