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Keywords: Aged; Body Mass Index; Body size; Breathing; Case-Control Studies; Chest; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Comorbidity; Computation; Computed tomography; Cross-Sectional Studies; Curvature; Diaphragm; Diaphragm (anatomy); Diaphragm - diagnostic imaging; Diaphragm - physiopathology; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume; Functional Residual Capacity; Humans; Insertion; Iowa; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - physiopathology; Lung diseases; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Biological; Muscles; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - diagnosis; Obesity - physiopathology; Obstructive lung disease; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnostic imaging; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology; Respiratory Mechanics; Severity of Illness Index; Texas; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Total Lung Capacity; Vital Capacity; obesity; respiratory mechanics; emphysema