THE RELATIONSHIP OF EXERCISE CAPACITY WITH FAT-FREE MASS AND BODY MASS INDEX IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

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ÇINAR A., ARSLAN S., DEMİREL Y.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.66-73, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2019
• Doi Numarası: 10.31086/tjgeri.2019150574
• Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.66-73
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Skeletal muscle weakness is a major systemic manifestation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Loss of muscle mass contributes to impaired exercise capacity and peripheral muscle weakness and manifests as reduced fat-free mass in patients with COPD. This study aimed to examine the effects of fat-free mass, body mass index and airway obstruction severity on exercise capacity.