Inflammatory biomarkers and radiologic measurements in never-smokers with COPD: A cross-sectional study from the CODA cohortopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Hyun; Hong, Y.; Lim, M.N.; Bak, S.H.; Kim, M.J.; Kim, K.; Kim, W.J.; Park, H.Y.
- Issue Date
- May-2018
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
- Keywords
- Serum and radiologic biomarker; uric acid; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; never-smoker
- Citation
- CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE, v.15, no.2, pp.138 - 145
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE
- Volume
- 15
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 138
- End Page
- 145
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/3350
- DOI
- 10.1177/1479972317736293
- ISSN
- 1479-9723
- Abstract
- Various biomarkers have emerged as potential surrogates to represent various subgroups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which manifest with different phenotypes. However, the biomarkers representing never-smokers with COPD have not yet been well elucidated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of certain serum and radiological biomarkers with the presence of COPD in never-smokers. To explore the associations of serum and radiological biomarkers with the presence of COPD in never-smokers, we conducted a cross-sectional patient cohort study composed of never-smokers from the COPD in Dusty Areas (CODA) cohort, consisting of subjects living in dusty areas near cement plants in South Korea. Of the 131 never-smokers in the cohort, 77 (58.8%) had COPD. There were no significant differences in the number of subjects with high levels of inflammatory biomarkers (˃90th percentile of never-smokers without COPD), including white blood cell count, total bilirubin, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and C-reactive protein, or radiologic measurements (including emphysema index and mean wall area percentage) between never-smokers with COPD and those without COPD. However, the number of subjects with high uric acid was significantly higher in never-smokers with COPD than never-smokers without COPD (31.2% (24/77) vs. 11.1% (6/54); p = 0.013). In addition, multivariate analysis revealed that high uric acid was significantly associated with the presence of COPD in never-smokers (adjusted relative risk: 1.63; 95% confidence interval: 1.21, 2.18; p = 0.001). Our study suggests that high serum levels of uric acid might be a potential biomarker for assessing the presence of COPD in never-smokers.
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