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Frequency and functional translation of low muscle mass in overweight and obese patients with COPD

BACKGROUND: Cut offs for fat-free mass index (FFMI) and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) are available for diagnosing low muscle mass in patients with COPD. This study aimed to investigate: (1) the frequency of low muscle mass (FFMI and ASMI) applying different cut-offs and (2) the fun...

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Autores principales: Machado, Felipe V. C., Spruit, Martijn A., Groenen, Miriam T. J., Houben-Wilke, Sarah, van Melick, Paula P., Hernandes, Nidia A., Schols, Annemie M. W. J., Pitta, Fabio, Wouters, Emiel F. M., Franssen, Frits M. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7993483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33766023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01689-w