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Spirometry and diffusion studies in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus and their association with microvascular complications.
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PMID:  21302598     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a systemic disease with-well known complications involving eyes, kidneys and nerves. The presence of an extensive pulmonary microvascular circulation and abundant connective tissue raises the possibility that lung may also be a target organ in diabetes.
METHODS: A total of 45 subjects were included in the study. All patients were evaluated for diabetic microangiopathies: nephropathy (by 24-hour protein excretion), retinopathy (by direct ophthalmoscopy) and neuropathy (by clinical examination). The patients were divided into following three groups: Group A: patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) with evidence of microangiopathy (n=15); Group B: patients with type-2 DM without any evidence of microangiopathy (n=15); Group C: non-diabetic subjects (n=15) as controls. Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C) was measured as an indicator of glycemic control. Spirometry and single-breath diffusion capacity for carbon-monoxide (DLCO) were performed on all patients using Elite Series Body Plethysmograph machine.
RESULTS: A significant reduction of diffusion capacity corrected for alveolar volume (%DL/VA) was observed in group A (p < 0.001), as compared to the other groups. There were no differences among the three groups for other pulmonary functions. There was a significant correlation between DL/VA percent predicted and albuminuria (r= -0.975, p < 0.001), and DL/VA percent predicted and the retinopathy (r = -0.550, p < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: This study shows a mild reduction in diffusing capacity in patients with type-2 DM with microangiopathy.
Authors:
A S Agarwal; A B Fuladi; G Mishra; B O Tayade
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0377-9343     ISO Abbreviation:  Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci     Publication Date:    2010 Oct-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-09     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7612044     Medline TA:  Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci     Country:  India    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  213-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chest Medicine and Tuberculosis, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. doc.amitagarwal@gmail.com
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