title: Physical performance, sarcopenia and respiratory function in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Università Campus Biomedico-Cattedra di Geriatria, Via dei Compositori 128, Roma 00128,  Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cesari
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedone
authors.forename: Domenica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chiurco
authors.forename: Livio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.forename: Maria Elisabetta
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scarlata
authors.forename: Raffaele Antonelli
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Incalzi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D001823:Body Composition; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016014:Linear Models; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013147:Spirometry; D016138:Walking