Somatotypes trajectories during adulthood and their association with COPD phenotypes

Rationale Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) comprises distinct phenotypes, all characterised by airflow limitation. Objectives We hypothesised that somatotype changes – as a surrogate of adiposity – from early adulthood follow different trajectories to reach distinct phenotypes. Methods U...

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Main Authors: Miguel J. Divo, Marta Marin Oto, Ciro Casanova Macario, Carlos Cabrera Lopez, Juan P. de-Torres, Jose Maria Marin Trigo, Craig P. Hersh, Ana Ezponda Casajús, Cherie Maguire, Victor M. Pinto-Plata, Francesca Polverino, James C. Ross, Dawn DeMeo, Gorka Bastarrika, Edwin K. Silverman, Bartolome R. Celli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-09-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/3/00122-2020.full