EDITORIAL
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sarcopaenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Dr M C Steiner
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute for Lung Health, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK; michael.steiner@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Lower limb muscle strength may be a predictor of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Human beings are designed to move. Despite changes in modern lifestyles that have led to a reduction in habitual physical activity in the developed world, this remains an important human biological function. The skeletal muscles, forming one of the largest tissue compartments of the body, are dedicated to this end. The ability to move in the form of athletic performance peaks in the third and fourth decades of life and then progressively declines. Skeletal muscle mass declines by around 30% by the seventh and eighth decades and further losses of up to 50% may occur by the ninth decade and above.1 This age-related loss of muscle mass has been termed "sarcopaenia", of Greek origin, meaning "poverty of the flesh". Sarcopaenia and the loss of muscle strength that is associated with it have important health consequences. Muscle mass and strength are independent predictors of mortality and disability
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