Abstract
In a case-control analysis comparing 303 patients with diabetes and 303 without (matched on age, race, sex and height), diabetics had reduced lung diffusion (DLCO) independent of smoking, obesity, clinical heart failure, asymptomatic left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction: DLCO (mean±SE: 15.5±0.9 vs. 16.4 ±0.9, p=0.01).
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MeSH terms
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Case-Control Studies
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology*
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Diabetic Angiopathies / blood
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Diabetic Angiopathies / physiopathology*
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Female
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Heart Failure / blood
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Heart Failure / physiopathology*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Obesity / blood
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Obesity / physiopathology*
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Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity*
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Smoking / adverse effects
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Spirometry / methods
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / blood
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology*
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Vital Capacity