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RELATIONSHIP OF RHEUMATOID-FACTOR TO LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY IN SMOKING AND NONSMOKING PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS
Authors: LUUKKAINEN R, SALTYSHEV M, PAKKASELA R, NORDQVIST E, HUHTALA H, HAKALA M
Publisher: SCANDINAVIAN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Publication year: 1995
Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Journal name in source: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal acronym: SCAND J RHEUMATOL
Volume: 24
Issue: 2
First page : 119
Last page: 120
Number of pages: 2
ISSN: 0300-9742
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/03009749509099296
Abstract
We studied the relationship of serum rheumatoid factor (RF) and certain other variables to lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In non-smoking patients none of the examined variables correlated significantly to DLCO whereas in smokers RF showed a significant (p<0.01) negative correlation in this respect. These results indicate that smoking in connection with RF may contribute to reduced DLCO in RA patients.
We studied the relationship of serum rheumatoid factor (RF) and certain other variables to lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In non-smoking patients none of the examined variables correlated significantly to DLCO whereas in smokers RF showed a significant (p<0.01) negative correlation in this respect. These results indicate that smoking in connection with RF may contribute to reduced DLCO in RA patients.
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