https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2023.2776

Diabetes mellitus in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – the tip of the iceberg

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Submitted: September 11, 2023
Accepted: October 31, 2023
Published: November 6, 2023
Co-morbidity, systemic, inflammation, metabolic syndrome, respiratory
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Devika Tayal
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-7677
Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease, New Delhi, India.
Prerna Jain
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2407-2167
Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease, New Delhi, India.
Mamta Bhardwaj
Department of TB and Respiratory Disease, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease, New Delhi, India.
Amit Sharma
dramitsharma76@gmail.com
Department of TB and Respiratory Disease, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease, New Delhi, India.

COPD is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by systemic inflammation caused primarily by tobacco use, and it is associated with an increased susceptibility to respiratory infections, both viral and bacterial, which are responsible for acute COPD exacerbations (AECOPD). Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common co-morbidities in COPD patients. In our study, we attempted to detect previously undiagnosed diabetes in AECOPD patients who presented to our Institute. The study included 100 patients who had been diagnosed with AECOPD. Pearson's coefficient correlation analysis was used to assess the relationship between various parameters. The vast majority of patients belonged to Group 3. (diagnosed at the time of admission as having type II diabetes). HbA1c had a significant positive correlation with BMI, cholesterol, and TLC, but a negative correlation with SpO2. Using HbA1C, nearly two-thirds of the AECOPD were newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Our findings suggest that diabetes is significantly underdiagnosed in COPD patients.

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This study was approved by Institute Ethics Committee with reference number NITRD/PGEC/2018/6621

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Tayal, Devika, Prerna Jain, Mamta Bhardwaj, and Amit Sharma. 2023. “Diabetes Mellitus in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – the Tip of the Iceberg”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, November. https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2023.2776.
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