Impact of sarcopenia defined by carina-level skeletal muscle mass on the long-term prognosis of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Takashi Fujikawa, Shin Kondo, Takashi Saito, Tatsuro Inoue, Kohei Otake, Shogo Misu, Hideki Sakai, Rei Ono, Hiromi Tomioka
Topics & Concepts
SarcopeniaMedicineProportional hazards modelDLCOInternal medicineIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisConfoundingBody mass indexDiffusing capacityLungLung functionInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisNutrition and Health in AgingSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases