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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2020

Pulmonary Function Tests and Their Associated Factors Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients at Jimma Medical Center, in 2019; Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.

Dereje Gemeda Tesema, Teshome Gobena, Almaz Ayalew

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dereje Gemeda TesemaMettu University, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Mettu, Ethiopia.
Teshome GobenaJimma University, Institute of Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Almaz AyalewJimma University, Institute of Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Jimma University · ETEthiopian Civil Service University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe presence of widespread lung microvascular circulation and abundant connective tissue with a large reserve raises the possibility that the lung may be a target organ of the pathologic processes induced by type 2 diabetes. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are noninvasive medical tests that show how well the lungs are working.

objectiveThe aim was to compare pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and their associated factors among type 2 diabetic patients and non-diabetics at Jimma Medical Center (JMC).

methodsA comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at JMC, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia among 298 study participants from April 1 to May 30, 2019. A face-to-face interview with semi-structured questionnaire was conducted. Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV

resultsThe present study indicated that means of the PFTs among type 2 diabetics were significantly reduced when compared to their matched non-diabetics (FVC (%) (m=73.7±13.8 vs m=93.8±12.3), FEV

conclusionThe present study showed that there were significantly reduced mean scores of FVC, FEV

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associated factorsJimma Medical CenterPFTstype 2 DM

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