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CONCLUSIONS: Low muscle oxidative capacity was associated with physical inactivity, airflow obstruction and age. A greater fraction of the variance in muscle oxidative capacity was explained by physical inactivity than by disease severity. These data are consistent with the notion that deconditioning represents the predominant cause of muscle dysfunction in current and former smokers with and without COPD. Supported by NIH R01 HL089856, R01 HL089897; SNSF-Novartis P3SMP3_151705/1; UCLA CTSI UL1TR000124.