[Gender characteristics of the external respiration violations in patients inflammatory bowel disease]
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[Gender characteristics of the external respiration violations in patients inflammatory bowel disease]
Abstract
Article presents results of the study pulmonary function tests in 88 patients (mean age 40.6 yr) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): 19 with Crohn's disease and 69 with ulcerative colitis, 44 women and 44 men, 40 smokers and 48 nonsmokers. A pulmonary function abnormality was present in 43 (48.9%) of the 88 patients. Pulmonary function abnormalities was present of small airway disease. The prevalence of pulmonary function abnormalities was significantly higher among womens than among mens: prevalence ratio was 1.5 (p < 0.05). Smoking is increased risk of pulmonary function abnormalities in patients with UC.
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