ArticleERJ open research2020
Somatotypes trajectories during adulthood and their association with COPD phenotypes.
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- Cardiorespiratory fitness of healthy Polish men and women with various somatotypes.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- The independent and combined effects of smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on body mass index trajectories.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Genetically Predicted Body Mass Index and Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024Article
- Implications of Mean Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure Trajectories in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024Article
- From pre-COPD to COPD: a Simple, Low cost and easy to IMplement (SLIM) risk calculator.The European respiratory journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
rationaleChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) comprises distinct phenotypes, all characterised by airflow limitation.
objectivesWe hypothesised that somatotype changes - as a surrogate of adiposity - from early adulthood follow different trajectories to reach distinct phenotypes.
methodsUsing the validated Stunkard's Pictogram, 356 COPD patients chose the somatotype that best reflects their current body build and those at ages 18, 30, 40 and 50 years. An unbiased group-based trajectory modelling was used to determine somatotype trajectories. We then compared the current COPD-related clinical and phenotypic characteristics of subjects belonging to each trajectory. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsAt 18 years of age, 88% of the participants described having a lean or medium somatotype (estimated body mass index (BMI) between 19 and 23 kg·m
conclusionsCOPD patients have distinct somatotype trajectories throughout adulthood. Those with the MOLT phenotype maintain a lean trajectory throughout life. Smoking subjects with this lean phenotype in early adulthood deserve particular attention as they seem to develop more severe COPD.
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