Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: There are growing evidence supporting the deleterious effect of type 2 diabetes (T2D) on respiratory function and sleep breathing disorders. However, there is no information about the characteristics of lung function in the prediabetes stage.Methods: We assessed pulmonary function in 3,455 non-diabetic subjects, aged between 45 and 70 years, without vascular disease nor chronic pulmonary obstructive disease from the cross-sectional s...