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Table 1 The characteristics and outcomes of included studies

From: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung function and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

Reference

Study location

Follow-up, years

Sex

Sample size/ Incident T2DM

Adjustment factors

Exposure and effect size (95% CI)

Lin et al.,2017 [13]

Taiwan

13

M&F

32,697/1231

age, income, sex, co-morbidities (hypertension, mental disorders, ischemic heart disease, stroke, heart failure, dementia, hyperlipidemia, anemia, Parkinson’s disease, atrial fibrillation, liver cirrhosis, peripheral vascular disease, renal dialysis), anticoagulants, anti-platelet agents, lipid-lowering agents

COPD VS No COPD:1.09 (1.02–1.17)

COPDea VS No COPD: 2.18 (1.88–2.52)

Lee et al.,2013 [14]

Taiwan

5.5

M&F

16,088/884

age, sex, residential area, socioeconomic status, steroid use, hypertriglyceridemia, hypertension, coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease

COPD VS No COPD: 1.41 (1.23–1.63)

Sode et al.,2011 [15]

Denmark

27

M&F

7,419,791/292228

age, sex, descent, geographical residency, and level of education

COPD VS No COPD: 1.21 (1.20–1.23)

Song et al.,2010 [16]

U.S

12.2

F

34,056/2016

age, randomized treatment assignment, BMI, physical activity, smoking, alcohol intake, postmenopausal hormone use, family history of diabetes, history of hypertension, history of hypercholesterolemia, total calorie intake, dietary factors

COPD VS No COPD:1.33 (1.09–1.63)

Rana et al.,2004 [17]

U.S

8

F

97,245/2959

age, BMI, sedentary, smoking status, daily alcohol intake, a dietary score variable

COPD VS No COPD: 1.80 (1.10–2.80)

Ford et al.,2004 [18]

U.S

22

M&F

6555/519

age, sex, race, ethnicity, education, smoking status, systolic blood pressure, use of antihypertensive medication, cholesterol concentration, BMI, alcohol use, recreational exercise, non-recreational activity

COPD (moderate or severe) VS No COPD: 1.02 (0.68–1.53);

COPD (mild) VS No COPD: 0.66 (0.39–1.12)

Zaigham et al.,2016 [4]

Sweden

26

M&F

27,711/4746

age, height, BMI, smoking status, ESR (log transformed), baseline glucose, cholesterol, physical activity, antihypertensive medication, social class, family history of diabetes, alcohol abuse.

FEV1% in males:≥106.34, 1.0 (reference); 95.57–106.34, 1.06 (0.97–1.17);84.65–95.57, 1.12 (0.95 to 1.33); ≤84.65, 1.48 (1.35–1.63); FEV1% in females:≥106.67, 1.0 (reference); 96.13–106.67, 1.26 (1.04–1.53); 85.14–96.12, 1.26 (1.04–1.53); ≤85.13, 1.45 (1.20–1.75); FVC% in males:≥106.88, 1.0 (reference); 97.42–106.88, 1.06 (0.96–1.17); 87.34–97.42, 1.24 (1.13–1.37); ≤87.34, 1.48 (1.35–1.63); FVC% in females:≥107.50, 1.0 (reference); 97.33–107.49, 1.03 (0.85–1.24); 87.95–97.30, 1.31 (1.09–1.58); ≤87.94, 1.39 (1.16–1.67);

FEV1/FVC in males < 70% VS ≥70%:1.06 (0.98–1.16);

FEV1/FVC in females < 70% VS ≥70%:0.99 (0.81–1.22)

Oda, E et al.,2016 [5]

Japan

6

M&F

2967/89

age, sex, BMI, current smoking and use of antihypertensive drugs, HbA1c, log hs-CRP

FVC%: 102.00–139.00, 1.0 (reference); 92.00–101.00, 1.05 (0.55–1.99); 54.00–91.00, 1.69 (0.95–3.01); FEV1/FVC: 84.00–99.00, 1.0 (reference); 79 .00–83.00, 1.03 (0.57–1.86);37.00–78.00, 1.67 (0.89–3.12)

Kim et al.,2014 [6]

Korea

4.7

M&F

16,195/640

age, sex, exercise, drinking, smoking habits, hypertension, BMI, waist circumference, fasting glucose level.

FEV1%: 85.80–103.20, 1.0 (reference); 70.70–84.30, 1.12 (0.86–1.47); 65.10–84.10, 1.07 (0.73–1.58); FVC%:84.80–101.20, 1.0 (reference); 75.30–95.10, 1.07 (0.73–1.58); 69.40–79.00, 1.12 (0.86–1.47); FEV1/FVC: 78.00–88.00, 1.0 (reference); 62.00–76.00, 1.12 (0.86–1.47)

Kwon et al.,2012 [7]

Korea

5

M

9220/207

age, BMI, education, smoking, exercise, alcohol, HOMA-IR, cholesterol, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

FEV1%: > 119.90, 1.0 (reference); 105.50–119.90,1.08 (0.69–1.70); 94.60–105.50, 1.46 (0.95–2.25);≤94.60,1.58 (1.04–2.39); FVC%:≥109.10, 1.0 (reference); 98.60–109.10, 1.66 (1.05–2.62); 89.40–98.60, 1.11 (0.69–1.80);≤89.40,1.84 (1.19–2.84)

Heianza et al.,2012 [8]

Japan

4

M

5346/214

age, parental history of diabetes, physical activity, smoking status, BMI, hypertension, log-transformed triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HbA1c

FEV1%:≥104.10, 1.0 (reference); 96.40–104.00, 1.25 (0.79–1.99); 88.80–96.30, 1.76 (1.15–2.69);≤88.70, 1.73 (1.14–2.62); FVC%:≥111.70, 1.0 (reference); 103.90–111.60, 1.03 (0.67–1.58); 95.8–103.8, 1.17 (0.77–1.76);≤95.70,1.39 (0.95–2.05); FEV1/FVC:≥83.10, 1.0 (reference); 80.00–83.00, 1.11 (0.75–1.65); 75.90–79.90, 1.10 (0.74–1.63);≤75.80, 0.98 (0.64–1.50)

Wannamethee et al.,2010 [9]

U.K

20

M

4434/256

age, BMI, smoking, physical activity, alcohol intake, social class, evidence of CHD (undiagnosed),triglycerides, SBP, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood glucose, GGT,CRP, IL-6

FEV1: Highest, 1.0 (reference); Lowest, 1.67 (1.09–2.56);

FVC: Highest, 1.0 (reference); Lowest, 1.46 (0.97–2.20);

FEV1/FVC:≥82.00, 1.0 (reference); 77.00–82.00, 0.77 (0.55–1.07); 71.00–77.00, 0.87 (0.63–1.21);≤71.00, 0.67 (0.46–0.96)

Yeh et al.,2005 [10]

U.S

9

M&F

11,479/1346

age, race, pack-years of smoking, waist circumference, sport activity index,(FVC% + fasting glucose, HOMA-IR, SBP)

FEV1% in males: Highest, 1.0 (reference); Lowest, 1.70 (1.30–2.10);FEV1% in females: Highest, 1.0 (reference); Lowest, 1.50 (1.10–1.90);FVC% in males: > 108.40, 1.0 (reference); <  90.8, 1.30 (1.00–1.70);FVC% in females: > 114.60, 1.0 (reference); <  95.70, 1.40 (1.10–1.80)

  1. a The study by Lin et al. reported the results of COPD patients with and without exacerbations. BMI Body Mass Index, CHD coronary heart disease, CI confidence interval, CRP C-reactive protein, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPDe COPD patients with exacerbations, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, F female, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, GGT gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, HDL high density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, IL-6 interleukin-6, M male, SBP systolic blood pressure, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, U.K United Kingdom, U.S United States