Sarcopenia index as a predictor of clinical outcomes among older adult patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study

Sarcopenia index as a predictor of clinical outcomes among older adult patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome with progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function and has a negative impact on clinical outcomes associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recently, the sarcopenia index (SI) was developed as a surrogate marker of sa...

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Main Authors: Xuanna Zhao, Ruoxin Su, Rongwei Hu, Yujuan Chen, Xiaoyong Xu, Yalian Yuan, Jinhong Zhang, Wenchao Zhang, Yu Yang, Min Chen, Dongming Li, Bin Wu, Dan Huang, Dong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Sarcopenia index
Creatinine
Cystatin C
Elderly patients
Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Clinical outcomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03784-7

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