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RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
卷 105, 期 3, 页码 343-351出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.10.018
关键词
Airways disease; Chronic obstructive; pulmonary disease; Computed tomography; Diffusing capacity; Emphysema
资金
- GlaxoSmithKline
There is limited knowledge on the relationship between diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) and quantitative computed tomography (CT) measures of emphysema and airway wall thickness. Study question: What is the relationship between DLCO and the quantitative CT measures of emphysema and airway wall thickness in subjects with and without COPD? Methods: We included 288 COPD subjects (70% men) and 425 non-COPD subjects (54% men). All subjects were current or ex-smokers older than 40 years and all subjects underwent spirometry, diffusing capacity tests and CT examination. Quantitative CT measures included % low attenuation areas <-950 HU (%LAA) and standardized airway wall thickness (AWT-Pi10). Results: Multiple linear regression analyses showed significant associations between DLCO and both %LAA and AWT-Pi10 in the COPD group. The adjusted regression coefficients (SE) for DLCO (mmol min(-1) kPa(-1)) were -1.15 (0.11) per 10% increase in %LAA and 0.08 (0.03) per 0.1 mm increase in AWT-Pi10, and the models' adjusted R-2 was 0.65 and 0.49, respectively. Conclusions: CT measured emphysema explains a large fraction of the variation of DLCO among COPD subjects, and more so in men. Airway wall thickness is also significantly associated with DLCO, but explains a much smaller fraction of the variation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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