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
Citation
R. Luukkainen et al., RELATIONSHIP OF RHEUMATOID-FACTOR TO LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY IN SMOKING AND NONSMOKING PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, Scandinavian journal of rheumatology, 24(2), 1995, pp. 119-120
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03009742
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
119 - 120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9742(1995)24:2<119:RORTLD>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We studied the relationship of serum rheumatoid factor (RF) and certai n 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 wherea s in smokers RF showed a significant (p<0.01) negative correlation in this respect. These results indicate that smoking in connection with R F may contribute to reduced DLCO in RA patients.