Associated loss of fat-free mass and bone mineral density in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

CE, Bolton; AA, Ionescu; KM, Shiels; RJ, Pettit; PH, Edwards; MD, Stone; LS, Nixon; WD, Evans; TL, Griffiths; DJ, Shale

doi:10.1164/rccm.200406-754oc

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Associated loss of fat-free mass and bone mineral density in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Bolton CE

Ionescu AA

Shiels KM

Abstract

We hypothesized that in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, loss of fat-free mass (FFM) and loss of bone mineral density (BMD) were related to (1) each other and may be clinically inapparent, (2) urinary markers of cellular and bone collagen protein breakdown, and (3) severity of lu...

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