Pulmonary Obstruction and Age, Not Activity, Associate With Muscle Oxidative Impairment in Smokers With and Without COPD

By afschroeder • January 21, 2026

Adami A, Duan F, Calmelat RA, Chen Z, Casaburi R, Rossiter HB. Pulmonary Obstruction and Age, Not Activity, Associate With Muscle Oxidative Impairment in Smokers With and Without COPD. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2026 Feb;17(1):e70178. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.70178. PMID: 41555626; PMCID: PMC12816763.

Tags: Computed tomography, Harbor UCLA, near‐infrared spectroscopy, physical activity, PRISM, Publications, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, smokers, triaxial accelerometry

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