Prevalence of sarcopenia in COPD patients using AWGS criteria among Asian populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yogesh Murugan, Vaibhavkumar N Shrivastav, Hari Krishna Akurathi · 2026
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Yogesh Murugan, Vaibhavkumar N. Shrivastav, and Hari Krishna Akurathi pooled Asian studies, in a 2026 review, on how often muscle loss occurs in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ten studies covering 2,371 patients in five Asian countries used the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia criteria, in either the 2014 or 2019 version.
About one third of patients met the criteria for sarcopenia, with no real difference between the two versions of the criteria. Older age, very low body weight, and advanced lung disease raised the odds. Readers gain a regional prevalence figure and a reminder to screen lung patients for muscle loss alongside breathing problems.
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| CREATOR | Yogesh Murugan, Vaibhavkumar N Shrivastav, Hari Krishna Akurathi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 65476 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |