[The investigation of the relationship between Leptin-insulin resistance and pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between Leptin-insulin resistance and pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with acute exacerbation.

Methods: Fifty-six patients with COPD with acute exacerbation were divided into two groups according to the fasting plasma glucose level [the hyperglycemia group: fasting blood glucose (FBG)> or =6.2 mmol/L, n=42.