Association between low skeletal muscle mass and lung function decline in people with HIV: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: Low muscle mass and chronic lung disease are common among people with HIV (PWH), but whether low muscle mass is associated with a faster decline in lung function in this population remains unknown. We aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of low muscle mass, and the association between low muscle mass and lung function decline in PWH.

Design: Prospective study on PWH from the Copenhagen Comorbidity in HIV Infection (COCOMO) study.