The awareness of the presence and consequences of sarcopenia has significantly
increased over the past decade. Sarcopenia is defined as gradual loss of muscle mass and …

Aim Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients vary widely in terms of the
prevalence of sarcopenia, which is partially attributed to differences in diagnostic criteria and …

Purpose: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of
death in the world population. In addition to airflow obstruction, COPD is associated with …

Frailty is a complex, multidimensional syndrome characterised by a loss of physiological
reserves that increases a person9s susceptibility to adverse health outcomes. Most …

Background/objectives Malnutrition in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
patients is prevalent and usually assessed by body mass index (BMI), which can lead to …

Background Malnutrition is a significant comorbidity among chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), but it has been often ignored. To date, the prevalence of malnutrition and …

Abstract Context Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) and Patient-Generated
Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) are commonly used nutrition assessment tools …

Introduction: Muscle impairments are prevalent in COPD and have adverse clinical
implications in terms of physical performance capacity, disease burden, quality of life and …

Background and Objective Sarcopenia is mainly results from aging; however, it is more
prevalent in chronic airway disease such as obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hand …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common chronic
diseases in the elderly population and is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms …