COPD was defined using lung-function-parameters and clinical symptoms. HB was assessed continuously and low HB was defined using clinical anemia cutoffs. Linear mixed-effects regression models were used to quantify the associations of COPD and HB with outcome measures, both individually and in ...
治疗后,两组空腹血糖(FBG)、糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、总胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)水平均下降,高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)水平均升高,且观察组均优于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗后,两组动脉血氧分压(PaO2)、血氧饱和度(SaO2)水平均增加,动脉血二氧化碳分压(PaCO2)水平均下降,且观察组均优...
Systemic involvement and comorbidities are common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). They add to the burden of disease and are associated with significant disability and mortality. These include cardiovascular disease, mood disorders, anemi
Exclusion criteria were: diabetes mellitus defined as HbA1c ≥ 6.5% or fasting plasma glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl, chronic kidney disease (e-GFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2), liver and peripheral vascular disease, previous history or actual evidence of hypercoagulable syndrome or thrombophilia...
and because the microbial load in the lung is low and the potential for contamination with microbes from the oral cavity and/or nasopharynx during sampling is high. However, studies are emerging that highlight the involvement of the gut microbiome in maintaining lung health and in contributing to...
However, it should be noted that the Nc and H-index of papers from China are relatively low compared to those from England, with less internal cooperation. England ranked 3rd when measuring the Np. However, in terms of the Nc and H-index, it was placed 2nd, following ...
The burden of COPD is expected to increase in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). COPD screening and diagnostics tools are often inaccessible in rural settings of LMICs. To contribute to the growing body of evidence on the effectiveness of Community Health Worker (CH...
[66,67]. A good quality specimen that is representative of the lower airway should have; < 10 squamous epithelial cells and >25 polymorphs in low power field [68,69]. Sputum culture results have the highest validity when they are consistent with the gram stain (e.g. G-ve bacilli on ...
[53]. Advantages of the frequentist method are its suitability for sparse networks of evidence and the fact that the interpretation of classical statistics is more familiar to clinicians. Providing heterogeneity is moderate or low, the estimation bias is considered lower using a frequentist model ...
total cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipo- protein cholesterol (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, amylase, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate, CRP, uric acid, elec- trolytes, fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and cholinesterase...