Abdul Majeed Al-Dress and Sultan Ayoub Meo
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Diabetes Metab
Objectives: Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of illness and death across the world and is responsible for a growing proportion of global health care expenditures. Th e aim of this study was to determine the eff ects of diabetes mellitus on lung function in Saudi diabetic patients. Methods: 47 apparently healthy volunteer male Saudi patients with diabetes mellitus were randomly selected. Th eir ages ranged from 20-70 years. Th e patients were matched with another group of 50 healthy male control subjects in terms of age, height, weight, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Spirometry was performed with an electronic spirometer. Results: Subjects with diabetes showed a signifi cant reduction in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) and Forced Expiratory Volume in the First Second (FEV(1)) relative to their matched controls. We observed a signifi cantly negative correlation between duration of disease and pulmonary function, as measured by FEV(1) (r = 0.258, p = 0.04), FVC (r = 0.282, p = 0.28), and the middle half of the FVC (FEF(25-75%)) (r = 0.321, p = 0.014). Conclusion: Lung functions in Saudi diabetic patients were impaired as evidenced by a decrease in FVC and FEV1 compared to lung function in matched controls. Stratifi cation of results by years of disease revealed a signifi cant correlation between duration of disease and a decline in pulmonary function.
