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RELATIONSHIP OF RHEUMATOID-FACTOR TO LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY IN SMOKING AND NONSMOKING PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS
Tekijät: LUUKKAINEN R, SALTYSHEV M, PAKKASELA R, NORDQVIST E, HUHTALA H, HAKALA M
Kustantaja: SCANDINAVIAN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Julkaisuvuosi: 1995
Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Lehden akronyymi: SCAND J RHEUMATOL
Vuosikerta: 24
Numero: 2
Aloitussivu: 119
Lopetussivu: 120
Sivujen määrä: 2
ISSN: 0300-9742
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/03009749509099296
Tiivistelmä
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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