Associations of diabetes, prediabetes and diabetes duration with the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A prospective UK Biobank study.
Jian SuMengyao LiXinglin WanHao YuYanan WanDong HangYan LuRan TaoMing WuJinyi ZhouXikang FanPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2023)
Our findings indicate that diabetes, prediabetes and a longer diabetes duration are associated with a higher risk of and worse survival for COPD. Future studies are warranted to determine the optimal way of diabetes control that might reduce COPD risk.