Pulmonary function tests in type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine the association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and pulmonary function tests.

Methods

After conducting an exhaustive literature search, we performed a meta-analysis. We employed the inverse variance method with a random-effects model to calculate the effect estimate as the mean difference (MD) and 95% confidence interval (CI). We calculated the heterogeneity with the I² statistic and performed a meta-regression analysis by sex, body mass index (BMI), smoking and geographical region. We also conducted a sensitivity analysis according to the studies' publication date, size of the T2D group and the study quality, excluding the study with the greatest weight in the effect.

Results

The meta-analysis included 66 stu

SUBMITTER: Diez-Manglano J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7861023 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature