Prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with COPD through different musculature measurements: An updated meta-analysis and meta-regression.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients vary widely in terms of the prevalence of sarcopenia, which is partially attributed to differences in diagnostic criteria and disease severity. There are several different musculature measurements that are used to quantify sarcopenia. This study included published literature for meta-analysis to assess the sarcopenia prevalence in COPD patients and correlate the disease with the clinical characteristics of such patients.

Methods

A comprehensive review of the English and Chinese literature on sarcopenia prevalence in COPD patients was conducted using electronic databases such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PubMed, and Wanfang. Two researchers analyzed the st

SUBMITTER: He J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9978530 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature