Prevalence and associated factors of dysglycemia among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Dysglycemia is known to be a common comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, undiagnosed dysglycemia and the associated factors remain under-reported. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the associated factors of dysglycemia among COPD patients.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, single-center study involving adults with established COPD (n = 186) divided into those with or without hospital admissions for acute exacerbation. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed in patients with no known history of dysglycemia.

Results

There were 16 patients who had overt diabetes, and 32 had prediabetes following the OGTT. Forty percent had histories of hospital admissions for COPD exacerbations. Both groups demo

SUBMITTER: Zulkifli KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8609099 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature