Why the study?
Does diabetes mellitus impair pulmonary function in smokers and non-smokers compared to non-diabetic controls?
Population
100 individuals aged >35 years, comprising 50 patients with diabetes mellitus for >5 years and 50 age- and…
Comparison
Diabetes mellitus (exposure) vs Healthy non-diabetic controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Diabetes may impair lung function; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does diabetes mellitus impair pulmonary function in smokers and non-smokers compared to non-diabetic controls?
Diabetes mellitus is associated with significant restrictive changes in pulmonary function tests, independent of smoking status.
Kalappan et al. (2016) studied this question.
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