Open AccessCombined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment, body composition and muscle strength
Author(s) -
J. A. Gaona-Arias,
Clara Helena González-Correa,
Luz Elena Sepúlveda-Gallego,
Laura Duque-González
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1272/1/012006
Subject(s) - bioelectrical impedance analysis , copd , medicine , underweight , overweight , pulmonary disease , physical therapy , body mass index , sarcopenia , population , pulmonary function testing , cardiology , environmental health
Body composition, respiratory and skeletal muscle function have not been studied in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using the combined COPD assessment recommended by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). An assessment was carried out n 27 COPD to relate body composition and muscle strength, with the combined COPD assessment. Fat free mass (FFM) was estimated using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and body mass index (BMI). Percentage body fat was estimated by plicometry and muscle strength by hand dynamometry. For the women studied, the average FFM was 35.6 kg and for the man, this was 45.1 kg. 55.5% of the population was normal, 11.1% was underweight and 33.3% was overweight or obese in terms of BMI but 92.6% of the participants were at risk of hyperadiposity-associated diseases. Dynapenia was found in 59.3% of patients. There were no differences in body composition or muscle strength between the groups created with combined COPD assessment categories or their components except in FFM among patients with less than 2 vs those with 2 or more exacerbations. There were not differences in body composition or muscle strength between the combined COPD assessment and its components except in FFM in patients with different numbers of exacerbations.