RELATIONSHIP OF RHEUMATOID-FACTOR TO LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY IN SMOKING AND NONSMOKING PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS



: LUUKKAINEN R, SALTYSHEV M, PAKKASELA R, NORDQVIST E, HUHTALA H, HAKALA M

Publisher: SCANDINAVIAN UNIVERSITY PRESS

: 1995

 Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

: SCAND J RHEUMATOL

: 24

: 2

: 119

: 120

: 2

: 0300-9742

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/03009749509099296


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.


LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID FACTOR, SMOKING



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