Rationale The pathophysiology of interstitial lung disease (ILD) impacts body composition,
whereby ILD severity is linked to lower lean mass. Objectives To determine i) if pectoralis …

Background: Pectoralis muscle area (PMA) is an easily derived computed tomography-
based assessment that can provide insight into clinical features of other skeletal muscles …

Introduction Muscle loss is an important extrapulmonary manifestation of COPD. Dual
energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the method of choice for body composition …

Background Low muscle mass is associated with increased mortality in the general
population but its prognostic value in at-risk smokers, those without expiratory airflow …

Rationale: Muscle wasting in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated
with a poor prognosis and is not readily assessed by measures of body mass index (BMI) …

Background Studies have demonstrated an inverse relationship between body mass index
(BMI) and the risk of developing lung cancer. We conducted a retrospective cohort study …

Background Muscle wasting is associated with prognosis in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). The cross-sectional area of skeletal muscles on computed …

Objective: The aims of the present study were to evaluate pectoralis muscle strength located
on the chest wall and to investigate the relationship of spirometric measurements and …

Background Previous studies have shown that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) of severe or very severe airflow limitation have a reduced pectoralis muscle …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), an incurable lung disease of unknown cause, often
presents with losses of skeletal muscle mass. IPF requires comprehensive care, but it has …