… of abnormal body composition and physical performance in patients with fibrotic ILD. Finally,
… and physical performance measures to previously reported general populations and COPD …

… to examine the physical performance and physical balance of patients with COPD through
… Vertebral compression fractures and mineral metabolism in chronic obstructive lung disease…

… ABSTRACT The relation between exercise performance and certain measures ofnutritional
state was investigated in 83 patients with stable chronic obstructive lung disease (mean age …

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a multidisciplinary approach that improves exercise capacity
and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic lung disease. We retrospectively …

… In chronic lung diseases physical activity limitation is multifactorial involving … physical
performance in patients with chronic lung diseases. Furthermore, the reduced capacity for physical …

… The severity of airflow obstruction by Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
(GOLD) stratification was GOLD 1 n=70, GOLD 2 n=269, GOLD 3 n=146, and GOLD 4 n=35. …

… In fact, COPD ranked 12th among all diseases in loss of disability-adjusted life-years in 1990…
lung function independent of underlying lung disease can diminish physical performance in …

… In conclusion, patients with low physical performance … lung disease, a high burden of
symptoms, and impaired health-related quality of life, COPD patients with low physical performance …

… Baseline and 7-year longitudinal data of body composition (by dual-energy x-ray
absorptiometry), muscle strength (by hand and leg dynamometry) and Short Physical Performance …

We investigated whether 12 weeks of rehabilitation at home in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) had a beneficial effect on lactate production, metabolic gas …