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Prevalence and associated factors of dysglycemia among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Chron Respir Dis
December 2021
Dept of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 54703Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Sg Buloh, Malaysia.
Article Synopsis
- Dysglycemia is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but is often undiagnosed, leading to a study to assess its prevalence and related factors among these patients.
- The study included 186 adults with established COPD and found that 16 had diabetes and 32 had prediabetes after an oral glucose tolerance test, with higher incidences of newly diagnosed dysglycemia.
- Key predictors for dysglycemia were identified as cumulative hospital admission days (≥6 days/year) and weight (≥65 kg), highlighting the need for better screening in COPD patients, especially those with frequent acute exacerbations.